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NORTH COUNTRY WILLS
BEING ABSTRACTS OF WILLS RELATING TO THE COUNTIES OF YORK, NOTTINGHAM,
NORTHUMBERLAND,
CUMBERLAND, AND WESTMORLAND
AT SOMERSET HOUSE AND LAMBETH PALACE
1383 TO 1558.
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At a Meeting of the SURTBBS SOCIETY, held in Durham Castle on Tuesday, December 3rd, 1901, the DEAN OP DURHAM in the chair,
It was resolved,
That a volume of North Country Wills from the Registers at Somerset House be edited for the Society by Mr. J. W. CLAY, F.S.A.
WILLIAM BKOWN,
Secretary.
PKEFACE.
THE SUETEES SOCIETY has printed a good many volumes of abstracts of Wills, more or less full, from the registries at York, Durham, and Richmond, which its members seem to have appreciated.
There are, however, many wills of Northern persons proved in the Prerogative Court of Canter- bury, which are now at Somerset House, and a few in the Library at Lambeth Palace.
These till lately have not been thoroughly examined, probably on account of the great labour in looking through so many manuscript calendars. Some few were printed by Canon Raine in " Testa- menta Eboracensia,"* and some short abstracts are in .Nicolas' " Testamenta Vetusta," a book which came out as long since as 1826, but which is now scarce.
Fortunately, about fifteen years ago the British Record Society undertook the task of bringing out a regular index to the Somerset House Wills.
*Brakkynbui-y, Elizabeth, 21 Holgrave, Teat. Ebor., iv. 233
Brakynburgh, Richard, 31 Home, iv. 233
Cresacre, Ambrose, 28 Godyn,
Dyneley, Thomas, 9 Blamyr,
Graystocke, Dame Elizabeth, 16 Bennett,
Palmes, Guy, 25 Holder,
Bauson, Charles, 13 Ayloffe,
„ . Isabel, 10 Home,
Scrope, Lady Margaret, 13 Luffenam,
,, Sir Bich., 49 Marche,
,, John, Lord, 26 Home,
„ Lady Anne, 26 Home,
,, LadyEliz., 10 Manwaring,
Yong, John/ 17 Holder,
iv. 227
iv. 247
v. 3
v. 80
iv. 131
iv. 130
iv. 4
iv. 1
iv. 94
iv. 149
v. 50
v. 72
Vlii PREFACE.
Mr. J. Challenor Smith, F.S.A., the then Superin- tendent of the Literary Department, edited the first volume, from 1383 to 1558. Two more have since been issued, continuing the work to 1604. Since then it has got on very slowly, but is still progressing.
This volume contains full abstracts of nearly all the wills of persons living in the counties of York, Nottingham, Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland, comprised in the first volume of the index, viz. to 1558.
There are at Somerset House many wills of persons living in London and the South, who had some connection with the North. These were often clerics who had changed their livings, and younger sons who had left their paternal homes, probably to try and make their fortunes in London. They often mentioned the places where they were born, the churches where their relatives were buried, the friends they left behind, and their properties in the North.
As it has been impossible to print these in full, brief abstracts have been inserted in an Appendix, containing the references to the Northern Counties, which no doubt will be of interest to the topographer and genealogist.
It only remains to say that the early Latin wills were copied by Miss Stokes ; for the rest the Editor is responsible. The underground literary room at Somerset House is not an ideal place for copying closely-written MSS., particularly in the winter months, when the electric light is much used, so an occasional slip in a proper name may perhaps be excused.
JOHN WM. CLAY.
NORTH COUNTRY WILLS.
I. THE WILL OP ROBERT DE FARYNQTON, CANON OP YORK. [Marche, 9.]
Ego, Robertus de Faryngton, presbiter indignus Lich- feldensis diocesis, canonicus ecclesie Beati Petri Eboracensis, et rector, licet indignus, ecclesie parochialis de Crofton, ejus- dem Lichfeldensis diocesis, expectans omni tempore secundum voluntatem Creatoris diem in quo veniet raunicio mea, sanns mente, die Sabati, in crastino Annunciacionis Beate Marie virginis (March 26), A.D. 1401, condo testamentum meum.
Lego corpus meum sepeliendutn ubi videbitur melius
executoribus meis, et ubi melior memoria de me poterit haberi. Volo quod debita mea creditoribus meis singulis quibus teneor persolvantur, et residuum omnium bonorum meorum, expendendum secundum intencionem meam quam declare eis vive vocis oraculo, lego ordinacioni executorum meorum secundum voluntatem meam antedictam, et omnia bona que remanent ultra expendantur fideliter in operibus caritatis pro anima rnea.* Ad istud autem testamentum meum fideliter exequendum meos facio executores, videlicet, magistrum Willelmum de Faryngton, fratrem meum carissi- mum, et magistrum Robertum de Hodirsale, doctores theologie, dominum Henricum Malepas, canonicum Lichfeldensem, con- junctim et divisim, orans eos pro Deo ut faciant fideliter cum expedicione pro anima mea. Datum in hospicio meo in parochia Sancti Dunstani West, London., die et anno supradictis.
Consequenter A.D. 1404-5, mensis Februarii die decimo, in quadam camera infra rectoriam de Crofton, dominus Robertus de Faryngton, licet eger, sanus tamen mente, magistro Willelmo de Faryngton, fratri suo uterino, dedit disposi- cionem omnium bonorum suorum ad faciendum sicut pre- dictus magister Willelmus noverit ejua voluntatem, sic asserens, Frater, tu novisti voluntatem meam et scripturam meam scriptam manu mea propria, do tibi disposicionem omnium bonorum meorum, ut ammodo ordines de illis prout
* Here a clause is omitted to the effect they are to dispose as they would answer before God, etc.
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melius nosti voluntatem meam, quia nunc relinquo munduxn, et nunquam intermittam me cum temporalibus. Scribi feci aliqua in absencia tua que volo quod respicias, que volueris addere addas, et que volueris subtrahere subtrahas, in nomine
Dei, etc.
[Proved 23 March, 1404-5, by the executors named, together with the codicil.]
II. THE WILL OP WILLIAM, SON OP JOHN DE ESCRYK, OP SELBY.
[Marche, 16.]
19 Jan., 1407-8. Willelmus filius Johannis de Escryk de Selby, in gradu sacerdotali constitutus. Lego corpus meum ecclesiastice sepulture de Selby juxta sepulcrum parentum tneorum. Lego pro mortuario meo prout moris est. Lego ad quindecim libras cere emendas pro quinque cereis inde faciendis et circa corpus meum comburendis, prout moris est circa corpora defunctorum, summam pecunie competentem. Lego ad distribuendum pauperibus ville de Selby magis indigentibus secundum discrecionem executorum testamenti mei c s. Lego capellano parochiali de Selby xx d.; domino Johanni de Shirburn, capellano, vj s. viij d.; cuilibet capellano alteri venienti ad exequias meas et oranti pro anima mea, xvj d. Davido, abbati de Selby, xiij s. iiij d., et domino priori ejusdem, vj s. viij d. Dompno de Cresseby, monacho, Ivj s. viij d.; cuilibet alteri monacho monasterii de Selby, iij s. iiij d. Item predicto domino abbati et conventui de Selby unam cupam cum cooperculo deauratam ponderatam cum foliis vinearum. Monasterio de Selby unam cappam de panno aureo de Lukes. Clerico parochiali de Selby, vij d. Clerico ecclesie majoris de Selby, ij s. Magistro Willelmo Cay, xvj d. Ad pitanciam canonicorum de Drax, xiij s. iiij d. Ad pitanciam monialium de Apleton, xiij s. viij d. Magistro Ade de Ordine Fratrum Carmelensium Bbor., xiij s. iiij d. Fratri Ricardo, consocio, vj s. viij d. Fratribus de Ordine predicto in Ebor. xxs., et Fratribus de Ordine Predicatorum ibidem, xxs., et Fratribus de Ordine Minorum ibidem xx s., et Fratribus de Ordine Sancti Augustini ibidem, xxs. Lego ad fabricam cathe- dralis ecclesie Ebor., xx s. Item, pauperibus hospitalis Sancti Leonard! Ebor., xiij s. iiij d.; ad fabricam ecclesie minoris de Selby, xxvj s. viij d.; ad reparacionem viarum in Selby, xiij s. iiij d. Beatrici, sorori mee, Ivj s. viij d., duodecim ulnas panni linei novi, et unam togam de skarleto, furratam cum bys. Agneti, que fuit uxor patris mei, xls. et unam togam de Mustrevilers, furratam cam bys. Johanne, ancille mee, xv s. et unam togam simplicem. Ricardo, servienti meo, Ivj s. viij d. et unum equum gray cum cella et freno. Thome Bryan illas
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quatuor marcas quas Alicia, mater sua, michi debet. Willehno, filio fratris mei, decem libras bone monete, ut sint in custodia domini Johannis de Burgoyn, capellani, ad ministrandum eidem Willelmo prout opus fuerit eidem. Johanni de Brun, vj s. viij d. Ecclesie mee Sancte Felicitatis unum vestimentum integrum cum pertinenciis suis de panno aureo contexto cum cervis et leporariis, et unam cappam de bloido satin, contestam (sic) cum literis X., et duo gradalia. Ad distribuendum pauperibus parochianis meis ibidem centum solidos. Dimitto priori Sancti Nicholai in Bxonia totum debitum in quo michi tenetur, et lego eidem priori, vj s. viij d. Cuilibet monacho loci predicti, iij s. iiij d. Volo quod executores mei liberari faciant eidem priori omues calices suos que (sic) habeo in custodia mea. Domino Roberto Peyntor, capellano, xl s., et unum ciphum argenteum cum cooperculo, precii xx s. Domino Johanni de Burgoyn, capellano, c s., et unum ciphum argenteum cum cooperculo, precii quatuor marcarum. Johanne de Bikbury c s. et unum ciphum argenteum cum cooperculo, existentem apud London. Johanni Taverner, avunculo meo juniori, c s. Johanni Taverner, avunculo meo seniori, xiij s. iiij d. Uxori sue unam togam de skarleto, duplicatam cum carde. Isabelle Scut, iij s. iiij d., et unam togam duplicem. Domino Reginaldo, avunculo meo, xx s. et unam togam de worsted. Dimitto eidem domino Reginaldo et Beatrici, sorori mee, totum debitum in quo michi tenentur. Emme Botiller, iij s. iiij d. Reginaldo filio Johannis de Whytmore, Ivj s. viij d., ita quod sint in custodia domini Johannis de Burgoyn, ad ministrandum eidem Reginaldo. Johanni de Whytmore, vj s. viij d. Ricardo de Roudon et Johanne, uxori sue, unum ciphum argenteum cum cooperculo, precii xl s. Alicie, filie eorum, unum ciphum argenteum cum cooperculo, precii duarum marcarum, vel duas marcas pro eisdem, et unum par de bedes de corallo cum uno anulo de auro appendente vel vj s. viij d. pro eisdem, secundum libitum sue voluntatis. Willelmo de Wessyngton, vj s. viij d. Johanni de Lathes, iij s. iiij d. Johanni Hasand, iij s. iiij d. Ricardo de Drax xs., et Margarete, uxori ejus, unum par de bedes, vel iij s. iiij d.; et Isabelle, filie ejusdem Ricardi, unum filet cum placa de argento, precii iij s. iiij d., vel tantam pecuniam. Domino Luce, procuratori meo, xls. Magistro Willelmo Tallarne, capellano meo, xxs. Domino Paulo, capellano, xiij s. iiij d. Clerico domini Johannis de Schyrburn, vj d. Willelmo de Scolowe, ij s. Elene filie Isabelle Scut, vj s. viij d. Alicie filie Oliveri Burdelen, xiij s. iiij d. Matilde Watson, iij s. iiij d. Quoad xliij li. xiij s. iiij d., in quibus Ricardus Roide michi tenetur per scriptum suum de Statute Mercatorum, dimitto eidem Ricardo xli., sub tali tamen condicione quod
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ipse solvat domino Roberto Peyntor predicto xx li. xiij s. iiij d., et ad certos dies congruos xij li. xiij s. iiij d., ut predictus Robertas disponere possit de pecunia predicta pro anima mea. Quoad xx li. xiij s. iiij d., in quibus Thomas de Selby, manens in Caleys, michi tenetur tarn per scriptum suum obligatorium quam super una furrura de bever, uno gladio, et una zona cum argento ornata, michi per ipsum invadiatis pro quinque marcis, de summa supradicta dimitto eidem Thome vij li. vj s. viijd.; sub tali tamen condicione quod ipse solvat executoribus [meis] xiij li. vj s. viij d. Isabelle, uxori Thome Smallwood, sorori mee, illud mesuagium in Selby, jacens in vico vocato Mikilgate, in quo predicti Thomas et Isabella manent, tenendum eidem Isabelle ad totam vitam suam, ita quod post mortem ejusdem Isabelle predictum messuagium remaneat domino Roberto Payntor supradicto, ad vendendum tarn care quam poterit, et pecuniam inde percipiendam pro anima mea in pios usus con- vertat. Predicto domino Roberto, ad reparacionem edificiorum in dicto mesuagio existentium, cvj s. viij d., et omnia ilia tenementa in Selby que Cristiana de Chestre tenet, et que habui" de dono patris mei, ad vendendum cito post mortem ejusdem Cristiane, et pecuniam inde percipiendam in celebra- cionem missarum convertant (sic). Eidem Roberto vj li. xs. viij d. quos dominus abbas de Selby michi [debet] in persolucionem viginti marcarum in quibus Johannes de Birne michi per scriptum suum obligatur pro abbate, ut disponat pro anima mea. Volo quod idem dominus Robertus per se ordinet nomine executoris pro omnibus bonis meis infra diocesim Ebor. existentibus, et predictus Johannes de Burgoyn et Johannes de Bikbury per se ordinent infra provinciam Cantuariensem ; non obstante quin ipsi dominus Johannes et Johannes transmitti faciant predicto domino Roberto usque Selby omni celeritate possibili tantam summam pecunie Anglicane ut mea voluntas plenarie poterit adimpleri, et liberari faciant predicto domino Roberto omnes cartas et muni- menta tangencia tenementa mea infra diocesim Eboracensem. Item, volo quod iidem dominus Johannes et Johannes emant unum lapidem marmorium pro sepulcro meo in quo sculpetur ymago Beate Marie Virginia, sedentis in solio, tenentis Filium in brachio sinistro, ad cujus pedes fiat ymago similis sacerdoti genu- flectenti, tenenti inter manus unam cedulam conscriptam cum hiis verbis, Jesu, Fili Dei, miserere mei. Res. lego [executoribus meis] ut ipsi inde disponant pro anima mea; proviso tamen quod due partes eorundem bonorum per predictum dominum Robertum apud Selby, ubi corpus meum humatum erit, in pios usus poterint converti. Sigillum meum apponi feci in testi- monium premissorum. Hiis testibus, Ricardo de Drax,
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Johanne de Brun, Ricardo de Upton, Johanne Taverner de Selby, [et] aliis. Datum apud Selby.
[Proved 17 March, 1407-8.]
III. THE WILL OF EGBERT BKAYTON.
[Marche, 19.]
3 Sept., 1448, 9 Hen. IV. Eobertus Bray ton, clericus. Corpus meum ubicunque Deus pro eo disposuerit sepeliendum. Item, volo quod Willelmus Kempe, f rater meus, et Johanna, uxor ejus, habeant omnia terras et tenementa mea cum pertinenciis in Brayton et Selby, ad vitam eorundem et alterius eorum diucius viventis, et centum solidos in pecunia numerata, et omnia debita et catalla que michi debet (sic] eisdem Willelmo et Johanne plenarie relaxentur. Rem. Willelmo Mascalde et heredibus de corpore suo procreatis. Et quod idem Willelmus Mascalde habeat similiter omnia terras et tenementa mea cum pertinenciis in Barley, Enfeld, et London., et in suburbiis ejusdem civitatis, sibi et heredibus suis de corpore suo procreatis. Rem. Willelmo Kempe, fratri meo predicto, et heredibus de corpore suo exeuntibus. Rem. Johanni Mascalde et heredibus de corpore suo exeuntibus. Rem. Elene, filie predicti Willelmi Kempe, et heredibus de corpore suo exeuntibus. Rem. Thome Brayton et heredibus de corpore suo procreatis. Et si idem Thomas obierit sine herede de corpore suo procreate, tune terre et ten. predicta per executores meos, si tune superstites fuerint, alioquin per executores illius sic ultimo morientis, vendantur pro anima mea et parentum meorum et animabus infrascriptorum et omnium fidelium defunctorum, disponantur et ordinantur, prout eis melius videbitur fore faciendum; ita semper quod quicumque pre- dictorum Willelmi Kempe, Willelmi Mascalde, Johannis Mascalde, Elene et Thome Brayton, yel ejus heres, qui terras et ten. predicta, sen maximam partem eorundem, primo per decem annos proxime post decessum meum sequentes, vel per aliquam partem temporis illius, obtinebit, inveniat interim de redditibus et proficuis earundem terrarum et ten. proven- ientibus unutn ydoneum presbiterum, ad divina celebrandum pro anima mea predicta et parentum meorum predictorum, apud Brayton, vel Romeney, vel alibi, per disposicionem executorum predictorum. Et si ad alterum predictorum Elene et Thome Brayton terre et ten. predicta in forma predicta acciderint, tune uterque eorum, qui sic ilia obtinebit, per con- simile tempus per se hujusmodi presbiterum separatim inveniat. Et ut ista onera predicta, prout superius declarantur, debite compleantur, ipsos Willelmum Kempe, Willelmum Mascalde, Johannem, Elenam, et Thomam, et eorum quemlibet
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ad quorum vel cujus eorum manus terre et ten. ilia evenerint onero, et, quantum in me est, oblige, sicut coram Deo inde pro me respondere voluerint infuturo. Dicto Willielmo Kempe et Johanne, uxori ejus, ultra dicta legata sex marcas. Willelmo Mascalde predicto decem libras, et ei pardono totam annuitatem suam, quam michi reddere debet certis annis jam futuris de tenementis suis in Barley. Predicto Johanni Mascalde decem libras. Decem honestis pauperibus virginibus equaliter apud Bray ton, London. ,et Romeney, ad maritagia sua, decem marcas. Cuilibet tenencium meorum infra London, et Enfeld firmam ad me coutingentem pro uno quarterio anni de tenementis que vel quod de me tenet, quam volo eis penitus dimitti ut orent pro anima mea. Cuilibet ordiiii quatuor Ordinum Fratrum Londinensium, decem solidos. Utrique prisone de Newgate et Ludgate London, decem solidos. Prisone de Flete, xs. Utrique prisone de Mareschalcy et de Banco Regis in Suth- werk, scilicet, pauperibus prisonariis in prisonis predictis dis- tribuendos, xl d. Cuilibet hospitali de Sancto Bartholomeo, Bedleme, Seint Thomas Spitell, et Seynt Maryspitell, scilicet, pauperibus ibidem distribuendos, xxd. Fabrice et emenda- cioni chori ecclesie de Veteri Romeney xxs., et corporis ejusdem ecclesie vj s. viij d., et ut pro anima mea orent ibidem in pulpito per tres annos proxime sequentes post decessum meum. Eidem ecclesie et parochianis ibidem unam casulam de nigro de novo cum stola et fanone et apparatu, precii xxx s., de novo faciendam pro uno albo quod in eadem ecclesia nunc remanet de stauro. Pauperibus ibidem parochianis distri- buendos, xiij s. iiij d. Item, volo quod omnia debita et redditus, aretro ad hospitalia Sancti Nicholai et Sancti Jacobi Calesii de tempore meo, exceptis debitis que Ricardus Oldyngton, Willelmus Orwell, et Johannes Amoree, michi [debent] per obligaciones de certis terris et tenementis in Calesio et Squiuagio ibidem exeuntibus, pertinentibus reparacioni et emendacioni dictorum hospitalium, disponantur et dispendantur. Item, volo quod de debito quod Rogerus Hillom michi debet in redditu annuitatis et alias mutuo, quadraginta solidi eidem Rogero, si de residuo satisfaciat, relaxentur. [De] residuo vero bonorum meorum volo quod per discrecionem executorum meorum pro anima mea dis- ponatur, sicut Deo et eis placuerit; quos quidem executores facio Thomam Haxey, clericum, Thomam Braytou, Henricum Maupas, clericos, Willelmum Kempe, et Willelmum Mascalde, et Willelmum Lane, supervisorem et adjutorem execucionis testamenti predicti. In cujus rei testimonium presenti scripto meo testamentario sigillum meum apposui. Datum Londoniis, etc.
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CODICILLUS ROBEETI BuAYTON. Item, lego eisdem Willelmo Kempe et Johanne, uxori ejus, summas centum solidorum et sex marcarum predictorum, et sexdecim marcas dim. ultra summas predictas, que continet in toto xx li. Willelmo Lane et Elene, uxori ejus, xli. Thome Brayton, decem marcas. Willelmo Brayton, fratri suo, quinque marcas. Johanni Motte, xiij s. iiij d. Johanni Mallyng unam togam de blodio singulam, et iij s. iiij d. Cuidam capellano, per duos annos in ecclesia de Brayton pro anima mea celebraturo et pro animabus parentum meorum, xli. Item, volo quod quilibet possessor terrarum et ten. meorum in London, pro tempore suo inveniet unum presbiterum ydoneum, divina pro anima mea et animabus predictis celebraturum per decem annos continuos, de proficuis terrarum et ten. predictorum, prout in testamento inde confecto plenius continetur. Thome Brayton omnes libros meos legem terre tangentes; omnesque libros eccle- siasticos meos volo vendi et pro anima mea disponi. Willelmo Lane omnia utensilia mea tangencia coquinam. Alia vero utensilia, bona, et catalla mea quecunque volo quod vendantur et pro anima mea disponantur sine dilacione. Item, volo quod duo trentalia missarum fiant pro anima mea et animabus parentum meorum die sepulture corporis mei.
[Will proved before Master John Perche, the commissary, on 31 May, 1449, and administration granted to Thomas Brayton.]
IV. THE WILL OF JOHN SEW ALL, OP WYMPPETON, NOTTS.
[Marche, 23.]
28 Oct., 1410. Johannes Sewall de Wymppeton. Corpus meum ecclesiastice sepulture in capella vel in cimiterio Beate Marie de Wymppeton, et cum corpore meo unum animal nomine principals cum cella et freno. Domino Roberto, vicario de Dunham super Trent, iij s. iiij d. Cuilibet capellano existenti ad exequias meas, iiij d. In cera comburendas circa corpus meum in die sepulture mee et in septimo die duas libras cere. Fabrice ecclesie de Dunham dimidium busselli ordii. Ad opus capelle de Wymppeton dimidium buschelli ordii. Executores ordino Agnetem, uxorem meam, et Johannem Sewall, fratrem meum, ut solvant debita mea et disponant de bonis meis prout melius viderint expediri. Et si quid residuum fuerit bonorum meorum volo ut dicti executores mei subveniant filiis meis. Hiis testibus, domino Roberto, vicario de Dunham, Willelmo Asserlys de Wyrsoppe, Johanne Holgh de Ragenhyll et alijs.
[Proved 15 May, 1411-12.]
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V. THE WILL OP WILLIAM BOOS, EECTOR OF WELBURN.
[Lambeth Wills, Beg. Arundel, ii, 194d.]
In Dei nomine Amen. Ego, Willelmus Roos, rector ecclesie parochialis de Welburn, in bona memoria mea condo testamentum meum apud Welburn predictam xijmo die Maij, A.D. 1413. In primis commendo animam meam Deo Omni- potenti, Beate Marie Virgini, et omnibus Sanctis, et corpus meum lego ad sepeliendum in cancello ecclesie mee predicte. Item, lego primo et principaliter ut debita mea solvantur. Item, lego Johanni Fouldon, capellano, vj d. Item, lego Willelmo Edwey, capellano, vj d. Item, clerico parochiali, iij d. Item, lego ad disponendum pauperibus parochianis meis, ubi inveniatur maxima necessitas, ij s. Residuum vero omnium bonorum meorum ac omnia michi debita unacum fructibus autumnalibus ac aliis comoditatibus et proficuis quibuscumque, ad dictam ecclesiam meam usque ad syno- dum Michaelis proxime futuram qualitercumque spectantibus provenientibus et proventuris, de quibus testari potero de jure vel consuetudine, lego executoribus meis ut ipsi habeant et dispoiiant pro anima mea et pro animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum, prout melius sperent Deo placere et anime mee saluti expediri. Hujus autem testamenti mei Johannem Davy, vicarium ecclesie parochialis de Estudenham, et Johannem Robert de Welleburn ordino, facio, et constituo executores meos. In cujus rei testimonium presentibus sigillum meum apposui. Dat. die, loco, et anno Domini supradictis.
[Proved 12 August, (1430).]
VI. THE WILL OF MICHAEL DE LA POLE, EARL OF SUFFOLK.*
[Lambeth Wills, Eeg. Chichele, i, 283.]
In Dei nomine Amen. Ego, Michael de la Pole, comes Suffolchie, primo die Julii, A.D. 1415, et anno regni regis Henrici quinti post conquestum tercio, sanus et compos mentis existens, in hunc modum meum condo testamentum. In primis, lego animam meam Deo Omnipotenti, Beate Marie Yirgini, et omnibus Sanctis, et corpus meum sepeliendum in ecclesia domus Ordinis Cartusiensis juxta Kyngeston super Hulle, videlicet, inter tumbam patris et matris meorum et altare ibidem, absque aliqua tumba super me perficienda ; set super me sit una petra bassa, si in partibus borialibus me
* Son of Michael de la Pole, first Earl of Suffolk, and Catherine, daughter of Sir John Wingfield, knight. He was at the siege of Harfleur, and died there 18 Sept., 1415, being buried at Wingfield, M.I. He married Katherine, daughter of Hugh Stafford, second Earl of Stafford. They had issue Michael, third Earl, slain at Agincourt, and William, fourth Earl and first Duke, whose will follows.
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decedere contigerit ; et, si alibi infra regnum Anglie me contigerit obire, tune in ecclesia collegiata de Wyngfeld, videlicet, in parte boriali altaris Beate Marie in eadem ; et si extra regnum Anglie contigerit me in fata decedere, tune si corpus meum vel ossa mea in Angliam inferantur, ut dictum est, apud Wyngfeld, sepeliantur. Et lego pro mortuario meo, ubi me contigerit sepeliri, melius animal meum. Item, lego Katerine, uxori mee, unum parvum librum cum tabulis argenteis et deauratis cum uno diademate, qui nuper fuit comitis Staffordie, patris sui. Et lego eidem unum magnum primarium, habendum ad terminum vite sue. Et volo quod post mortem suam dictus primarius detur heredi meo, et ipse qui erit heres oneretur quod idem primarius remaneat heredi suo, et sic de herede in heredem quamdiu Deo placuerit. Item, lego collegio de Wyngfold unum vestimentum de albo panno aurotexto cum toto apparatu et pertinenciis suis, videlicet, tribus capis, ij tuniculis, una casula, tribus amitis, tribus albis, tribus stolis, iij fanons, ij auterclothes cum j fruntelle, ij pilewes, j cylour, ij curtyns de Tartaryn, et ij towellis. Item, lego filio meo unum parvum primarium, qui nuper fuit Johannis, fratris mei, cum uno anulo et una ymagine auri Beate Marie Virginis, et cuilibet alteri filiorum meorum et filiarum mearum unum anulum cum benediccione mea. Item, lego predicte Katerine, uxori mee, manerium meum in Kyngeston super Hulle, vocatum le Courthalle, et omnia alia terras, tenementa, redditus, et servicia in dicta villa tarn in dominico quam in reversione, si que sint ad ter- minum vite vel annorum, cum omnibus pertinenciis suis, haben- dum ad totam vitam suam naturalem; ita quod post mortem ejusdem Katerine predicta manerium, terre, tenementa, redditus et servicia cum suis pertinenciis rectis heredibus meis integre revertantur, tenenda de capitalibus dominis feodi per servicia debita et consueta imperpetuum. Item, lego residuum omnium bonorum meorum ubicumque inventorum, predicte Katerine, uxori mee, domino Edmundo de la Pole, chivaler, avunculo meo, domino Waltero de la Pole, militi, Johanni Stanerton, Eoberto de Bolton, Thome Frampton, Edmundo Drury, Ricardo at Hoo, et Roberto de Herdon, clericis, Johanni Glenham, Johanni Wode, et Roberto de Bolton, armigeris, quos ordino executores meos ut faciant pro anima mea prout eis melius videbitur expediri ; volens quod ipsis qui ceperint super se administracionem istius testamenti remunerentar sufficienter pro expensis et laboribus suis. In cujus rei testimonium huic present! testamento meo sigillum meum apposui. Dat. die et anno supradictis.
[Proved 5 Nov., 1415, by Katherine, the relict, with power reserved.]
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VII. THE WILL OP JOHN PROPHJfiTE, 1>EAN OF YOKK.*
[Marche, 33.]
London., 8 April, 1416. Johannes Prophete, decanus Eboracensis. Lego corpus meum putiidum, ecclesiastice sepulture tradendum infra cancellum ecclesie mee prebendalis de Leyghtou Bosard, aut in ecclesia mea de Ryngwode, si infra provinciam Cantuariensem decedam, aut in ecclesia Beati Petri, vel in ecclesia mea de Poclinton. Volo quod de Ij li., quas de bonis domini Ricardi Felde recepi, xx marce, per ipsum legate pro reparacione prebende de Lyme in ecclesia Saresburiensi, dicte prebende solvantur; et quod residuum pro salute anime dicti Ricardi distribuatur, illis pecuniarum summis computatis quas feci distribui quatuor capellanis. Yolo quod x marce, quas recepi de magistro Johanne Lynton, pro anima Johannis Wynter capellani in usus pauperum erogandas, per executores meos pauperibus erogentur. Lego ecclesie de Ryngwode missale meum unacum calice meo deaurato. Elizabethe Dencourt et Margerie Edolfe, neptibus meis, cuilibet earum, c s. Volo quod pro ecclesiis et capellis meis, tarn decanatus mei quam alibi, vestimeiita seu alia ornamenta provideantur. Fabrice ecclesie Herefordeiisis, ut canonici ejusdem ecclesie orent pro anima mea, x marcas. Vicariis chori ibidem, vli. Fratri David Hay de conventu Fratrum Minorum Herefordie, cs.; et, contemplacione dicti f ratris David, dicto suo conventu, xl s. Conventui Fratrum Predicatorum ibidem, xls. Yicario ecclesie mee prebendalis de Leyghton, xx s. Cuilibet capellano ibidem, et cuilibet capellano capellarum dependencium ab eadem, vj s. viij d. Domino Johamii Boseham, xx marcas. Cuilibet capellano mecum in meo hospicio commoranti, non promote, cs.; set domino Edmundo Lege xli., et cuilibet promoto cs. Domino Ricardo Hulle et domino Ricardo Rede, cuilibet eorum, c s. Johamii Felde, nepoti meo, c marcas. Rogero Plonfelde, juniori, xx marcas. Waltero Ayleston, xl marcas, pro eo specialiter quod a multis retroactis temporibus michi fidele servicium impendebat. Willelmo Hewale, xli. Cuilibet valetto meo, qui michi plurimis annis deservierunt, c s.; set Thome Mai-chall, x marcas. Cuilibet de gromis meis, xls. Cuilibet pajetto meo, xiij s. iiij d. Magistro Rogero Hore, consanguineo meo, c s.; volens quod Biblia sua, quam michi dedit ad terminum vite mee, sibi retradatur; alioquin, ipso defuncto, traditur (sic) proximo de consanguinitate sua qui
* John Prophete, prebendary of Malton Manor, 17 March, 1386-7, till 81 March, 1405, when he quitted it for the prebend of Leighton Buzzard, both in Lincoln Cathedral; dean of Hereford, 7 Nov., 1393, in which cathedral he also held prebends, all of which with the deanery he resigned when he became dean of York in 1407. He held the prebends of Bugthorpe (1406-1416) and Langtoft (1404-1407), in York Minster.
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fuerit clericus. Rogero Plonfeld seniori, consanguineo meo, et uxori sue, c s. Domino Johanni Brokeholys, c s. Ecclesie parochial! de la Stronde, xl s. Domino Roberto, capellano meo, portiforium meum, si nullum habeat tempore mortis mee. Thome Mason de Hereford x marcas, in recompensacionem dampni quod ipse sustinuit occasione capelle Sancti Johannis Baptiste. Yolo quod magister Thomas Felde, nepos meus, et Johannes Cheser, senescallus hospicii mei, liberam habeant facultatem emendi quicquid voluerint de bonis meis, et eos constituo executores meos una cum domino Ricardo Rede, capellano de Ryngwode, magistro Johanne Boseham et Roberto Gare de comitatu Eboraci. Lego Willelmo Wetewang, c s. Postquam debita mea persoluta fuerint volo quod una cantaria fundetur pro anima mea [etc.]. Hiis testibus, domino Roberto Ellysma[n ?], Johanne Felde, Johanne Groley, notario, Thoma Wycton, domino Edmundo Gylberd. Lego domine Johanne, domine mee de Coliham, unum ciphum coopertum deauratum. Roberto ^onge ac conventui suo Fratrum Minorum Londiiiiis, xls. Yolo quod magister Johannes Carlton sit unus de executoribus meis. Magistro Briano Feyrfax unum ciphum argenteum coopertum. Magistro Willelmo Driffeld, v marcas. Thome Wycton, camerario meo, xl s.; ita quod sit predicta summa contentus pro lecto quern vendicaret in feodum.
Codicillus. 18 April, 1416. Lego amico meo, domino Willelmo Donne, xl s. Willelmo Bakpuz, antiquo servienti meo, v marcas. Quia magister Robertus Rosemund pro suis sedulis obsequiis michi pluries impensis, secundum discre- cionem executorum meorum, remuneretur.
[Proved 4 May, 1416.]
VIII. THE WILL OF MASTER WILLIAM DE WALTHAM, CANON OF YORK.
[Marche, 36.]
2 Sept., 1416. Willelinus de Waltham, canonicus ecclesie Eboraci. Lego corpus meum ad sepeliendum in ecclesia Lincolnie juxta sepulchrum avunculi mei, domini Johannis Ravenser, nee super cadaver meum ponatur aliquis lapis nisi pavimentum ipsius ecclesie. Epitaphium, vero, meum intitu- letur in lapide ipsius Johannis de Ravenser hoc modo : Hie jacet dominus Johannes de Ravenser et Willelmus, nepos ejus, etc. Fab rice ejusdem ecclesie Lincolnie, c marcas. Fabrice ecclesie Eboraci, xl li. Fabrice ecclesie Beverlacensis pro constructione fenestre orientalis in choro, xlli. Domino Johanni Daniell, fratri hospitalis Sancti Leonardi, xxs., efc cuilibet fratri dicti hospitalis, xld. Et Alicie matrifamilias, vj s. viij d. Et cuilibet alii sorori ejusdem domus, ij s. Et c s.
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distribuendos inter pauperes ipsius Hospitalis juxta eorum indigenciam. Cuilibet domui Fratrum Mendicancmm in Eboraco, Beverlaco, Hull, Lyncolnia, et Grymesby, xx s. Patri meo xl li., cui sic provideatur de bonis meis quod non egeat. Fratri Johanni Parych, v marcas. Capellanis cantarie, vocate Ravenser chauntre, xl s. Eidem cantarie magnum portiforium quod fuit Ricardi de Ravenser, et missale magnum quod est in custodia patris mei et fuit domini Johannis de Ravenser, ac unum bonum vestimentum, ac calicem, phiolas, et paxbred argenti, que Beverlaci existunt. Fabrice ecclesie del Algar- kirk, xl s. Communitati ville de Waltham, x li. Ricardo Maudson de Waltham, xl s. Johamie filie Henrici Thomason de eadem, xxs. Roberto Granesby, xls. Nicholao Wall, xl s. Johanne de Waltham, consanguinee mee, unum ciphum argen- teum coopertum, formatum ad modum calicis. Et sorori domini Willelmi Dionisse, xls. Capellano qui mecum morari con- tigerit tempore mortis mee, iv marcas. Willelmo Grice, clerico, breviarium meum versus (sic] Saresburiensis cum integro lecto meo qni est Beverlaci. Reginaldo Gatford, xxli. Johanni Wandesford, xx marcas. Willelmo Howthorpp, v marcas. Johanni Man, c s. Ricardo, coco meo, v marcas. Johanni Nyghtyngale, xl s. Johanni de Coquina, xl s. Cok kook, xl s. Thome Brian, iiij marcas. Johanni Dyghton, xxvj s. viij d. Roberto Lasells, xxvj s. viij d. Willelmo Tole, xx s. Roberto de Coquina, xx s. Johanni de Stabulo, xx s. Ecclesie mee de Algarkirk meum antiphonarium ibidem, si moriar rector illius ecclesie. Magistro Ricardo de Holme unum bonum ciphum deauratnm et coopertum. Domino Roberto Claydon quemdam ciphum coopertum, formatum ad modum campane, quern michi donavit. Magistro Waltero Cook unum bonum ciphum deauratum. Petro Hirford, xx marcas. Henrico Harbury unum ciphum argenteum, precii v marcarum. Thome Langdale, x marcas. Patricio, fratri suo, v marcas, et eorum matri unum ciphum argenteum et deauratum. Domino Thome Belby, iiij marcas. Domino Stephano Percy, v marcas. Domino Ricardo Blakborn, unum ciphum, valoris v marcarum. Magistro Roberto Langdale, v marcas. Constituo dommum Robertum Ragonhill, clericum in cancellaria domini Regis, dommum Johannem Tachwell, personam in ecclesia Beverlacensi, Willelmum Gate, clericum meum, et dominum Robertum Semar, capellanum, executores meos; et supervisorem, dominum Symonem Gauntsted, canonicum ecclesie Eboracensis, cui lego duas ollas argenti quas emi de executoribus testamenti domini Willelmi Dionisse. Et volo quod in predicta ecclesia Lyncolnie fiat unus obitus c solidorum annuatim pro animabus domini Ricardi Ravenser et Johannis de Ravenser. Scripta
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sunt hec apud Donyngton. Hiis testibus, magistro Stephano Percy, canonico capelle Beate Marie et Sanctorum Angelorum Eboraci, domino Thoma Belby, persona in ecclesia Eboraci, domino Johanne Hamelton, capellano, Willelmo Outhorpp et Johanne Wandesford, literatis.
[Codicil:] 5 Oct., 1416. Volo ut Collegium Regium Canta- brigie libros habeat infrascriptos, viz. lecturam domini Johannis Andree in antiquis, in ij voluminibus exaratam, et speculum (sic], et Speculum Judiciale in duobus voluminibus, lecturam Johannis Andree super regulis juris in papiro, Johannem de Lymano super Clementinis; et quod magister Petrus Hirford habeat Bibleam meam; et quod interpretaciones et Psalterium executores mei scribi faciant in eadem, quam quidem Bibleam, post decessum predicti magistri Petri, volo in ecclesia Beati Johannis Beverlaci remanere. Et volo quod pre- dictus Petrus habeat Pharetram Bonaventuri ad totam vitam suam, et quod remaneat [ut supra] ; et omnes alios libros meos juris civilis et canonici in ecclesia predicta remanere. Volo, eciam, quod dominus Willelmus Bele, rector ecclesie de Hirby, Lincolnie diocesis, sit unus executorum meorum. Modo pre- sentibus discretis viris, domino Johanne Tachwell et Willelmo Lond', capellanis, Eboracensis diocesis, magistro Willelmo Cotyngham, notario publico.
[Proved ? 20 November following.]
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IX. THE WILL OP THOMAS QRA.*
[Marche, 39.]
26 Maii, 1417. Thomas Gra. Sep. ubi Deo placuerit. Item, volo primo et principaliter quod omnia debita mea que alicui debeo fideli et competenti modo persolvantur. Et volo quod immediate post sepulturam meam executores mei faciant ex meliori modo quo poterint perquiri de sanctissimo patre et domino nostro papa unam sufficientem dispensacionem de quodam voto meo, quod nuper feci, ad oblendum Sancto Jacobo in villa de Compostella in Galicia infra regnum Spanie unum quadrantem auri, nondum per me completum, et quod oblatus fuerit dictus quadrans ymagini predicto. Item, volo quod immediate post decessum meum per quatnor dies quod tresdecim capellani de quatuor ordinibus Fratrum Mendican- cium Ebor. in capella Sancti Johannis Baptiste, in ecclesia Beate Marie Virginis in Castelgate in Eboraco, cantent Placebo cum le Dirige et missam cum nota de Requiem in crastino, singulis diebus predictis, pro anima mea, parentum, fratrum,
* Probably son of Thos. Graa, Lord Mayor of the City of York, whose will is at York, dated 20 May, proved 8 July, 1405 (see Yorkshire Archaological Journal, xv, 186).
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sororum meorum, et pro animabus quibus teneor, ac omnium fidelium defunctorum, et quod quilibet ordo dictorum quatuor ordinum habeat vj s. vj d.; et quod quilibet frater capellanus post missam suam celebratam habeat, iij d. Item, volo quod octavo die post sepulturam meam quod tresdecim capellani ydonei et honesti de dicta ecclesia, si perquiri poterint, cele- brent Placebo cum le Dirige in nocte precedente, et quod tempore celebracionis misse parochie quod unus dictorum capellanorum ad altare Sancti Johannis Baptiste predictum in crastino celebret unam missam de Sancto Spiritu cum memoria mortuorum, et quod alius dictorum capellanorum in dicta capella, pulsatis campanis, celebret unam aliam missam de Requiem cum nota ad altare predictum viij0 die predicto, et quod tercius capellanus dictorum tresdecim capellanorum celebret terciam missam eodem die de Trinitate, vel de Sancta Maria, ad altare predictum, pro anima mea et animabus pre- dictis; et quod dicte tres misse, videlicet, una de Sancto Spiritu sine nota, secunda de Requiem cum Placebo et le Dirige cum nota, et tercia de Sancta Trinitate vel de Domina, de singulis octavis diebus in octavos dies per unum annum integrum proximum post decessum meum fiant et celebrentur devote et ad honorem Dei pro animabus, predictis. Et quod singulis diebus septimanarum anni predicti duo capellani dictorum tresdecim capellanorum habeant per annum viij s. in pecunia, ac panem, vinum, et ceram, de custubus mei predicti Thome, pro celebracionibus missarum ad altare predictum, et quociens quod aliquis dictorum capellanorum se absentaverit ab aliquibus missa seu officio predictis, per eum seu eos cele- brandis, ut supradictum est, quod tociens perdat j d. de dictis viij s. Et volo quod dicti denarii, si (sic) perditi, ac tresdecim denarii de bonis meis, per executores meos sint pauperibus, cecis, egenis, seu incarceratis in civitate Eboracensi distributi singulis predictis octavis diebus, durante anno predicto. Item, volo quod sint ardentes ad altare Sancti Johannis Baptiste predictum tres ceree singulis octavis diebus predictis et tempore celebra- cionis Placebo cum le Dirige et omnium aliarum missarum supradictarum ; et quod clericus parochialis dicte ecclesie habeat pro pulsacione campanarum et illuminacione cerarum predictarum singulis diebus predictis vj s. viij d. pro anno supradicto. Item, volo quod quodlibet altare in ecclesia pre- dicta in honore Domini nostri Jesu Christi, Beate Marie Virginis, ac illius Sancti seu Sancte, quo illud altare est ornatum seu edificatum, habeat unum frontale cum panno pro eodem de novo factum et ornatum, precii omnium v marcarum ; et volo quod summa altaria in ecclesiis de Wodenderby et Howeby (sic) sint ornata honeste in forma predicta ; et quod quilibet capellanus, continue celebrans in eisdem ecclesiis de
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Woodenderby et Haweby, habeat xxd.; et quod quilibet eorum celebret unam missam de Sancto Spiritu et totum officium mortuorum, ac unam missam de Sancta Trinitate vel de Domina, in ecclesiis suis pro animabus supradictis. Item, volo quod executores mei solvant fabrice ecclesie Cathedralis Bboracensis xiij s. iiij d.: et fabrice ecclesie Beate Marie in Castelgate Ebor. xiij s. iiij d. Item, volo quod si contingat aliquam decimam seu quindecimam domino regi infra duos primes annos proximos post decessum meum de parochia Beate Marie supradicta fore persolvendam, quod quilibet parochianus dicte parochie qui solebat solvere xx d. vel minus de antiquo, quod executores mei plene solvant totam hujusmodi summam pro singulis parochianis predictis de bonis meis ; et quod pre- dicti executores mei fideliter solvant hujusmodi decimas pro omnibus tenentibus meis in parochia predicta. Et volo quod quedam petra marmorea, precii iiij li., sit empta et posita in ecclesia predicta supra corpora parentum meorum. Item, volo quod Walterus Askeham, feoffatus meus in omnibus terris et tenementia meis in Howeley in comitatu Leycester, immediate post decessum meum, si me mori contigerit in viagio domini nostri regis nunc proposito, Deo mediante, in regno suo Francie, faciat statum domino Johanni Gra, militi, fratri meo, et heredibus suis, in omnibus terris et ten. meis predictis ; ita semper ut dictus dominus Johannes solvat executoribus meis xx marcas, ad perimplendum meam ultimam voluntatem. Item, volo quod dictus Walterus faciat statum Koberto, fratri meo, et heredibus de corpore suo legitime procreatis, in omnibus terris meis in Wodenderby in comitatu Lincolniensi. Item, volo quod omnia terre et tenementa mea in civitate Eboracensi et in suburbiis ejusdem integre remaneant dicto Roberto, fratri meo. Residuum executoribus meis subscriptis ad disponendum pro anima mea in piis usibus, etc. Hujus autem testamenti mei facio meos executores, videlicet, Johannem Langholm et Willelmum Barnby capellanum. Et lego eidem Johanni pro labore suo xls., et eidem Willielmo Barnby xxvj s. viij d. In cujus rei testimonium, etc., sigillum meum apposui.
[Proved 8 Nov., 1417, by the executors named.]
X. THE WILL OP JOHN HOVYNQHAM, CHAPLAIN, ARCHDEACON OF DURHAM.*
[Marche, 38.]
12 Junii, 1417. Johannes Hovyngham,capellanusnominatus, licet tanti ministerii minister indignus, future viagio domini
* John Hovyngham, called in Le Neve (Fasti, iii, 303) ' Honyngham,' was collated to the dignity of the archdeaconry of Durham in November, 1408, and was ratified in his office April 12, 1409.
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nostri regis ipsius ore regie ascriptus, tanti instantis periculi meditacione conteritus, etc. Lego corpus meuxn ecclesiastice sepulture, si de prope civitatem London, diem michi extremum iminere contigerit, in ecclesia conventuali Sancti Bartholomei juxta dictam civitatem; sin autem infra diocesim Dunel- mensem superveniat michi terminus novissimus, in ecclesia mea parochiali de Esyngton dispono cadaver meum hujusmodi tumulandum.* Si vero occurrant michi fatalia in aliis partibus a pretactis locis plurimum distantibus, volo quod rescribat locum sepulture unif executorum meorum quern presentem esse tune in morte mea contigerit; seu, nullo presente taliter executore, disponant de loco sepulture hujusmodi amici qui assistent; ita. tamen quod parochialis ecclesia, infra cujus parochiam decessero, porcione sua debita non fraudetur. Lego dicte ecclesie conventuali priori que et fratribus ejusdem, si infra ipsam ecclesiam corpus meum sepeliri contigerit, ut ipsi devotum in exequiis et missa mea funerali obsequium impendant, et me per annum continuum [post] diem mortis mee proximo sequentem in suis oracionibus nominatim et specifice commendatum habeant, necnon anniversarium meum cum exequiis et missa in crastino, prout moris est, compleant, decem marcas. Lego ecclesie mee de Esyngton, pro factura unius vestimenti principalis cum una capa et apparatibus diacono et subdiacono convenientibus, pro summo altari ejusdem ecclesie ordinandi, xx marcas, in recompensam unius capellani celebrare soliti in quadam cantaria, quam olim occupabat dominus Johannes Calcrofte in dicta ecclesia de Esyngton, ad exhibendum unum capellanum per triennium continuum ibidem juxta morem antiquum, preter porcionem sive pensionem annuam vj marcarum quam idem capellanus debet percipere de rectore dicte ecclesie. Eidem capellano taliter ibidem singulis annis triennii hujusmodi xij marcas, juxta ordinacionem magistri Thome Lees, decani ecclesie de Awkland, et magistri Thome Tange, alias dicti Clerk, de Elvett, ita tamen quod executores mei sint quieti ab omni accione contra eos movenda, ex eo pretextu quod per triennium proximo jam preteritum nullus capellanus in dicta cantaria divina celebraturus per me exhibitus fuerat. In fabricam dicte ecclesie de Esyngton x marcas, ita tamen quod parochiani ipsius ecclesie in inquisicione super reparacione mansi sive domuum rectorie dicte ecclesie et aliorum locorurn ad archidia- conatum Dunelmensem spectancium, considerantes graves sumptus quos contra reparacionem dictorum domorum, edi- ficiorum, et locorum errogavi, sub debita moderacione deponant,
* Bequest to St. Bartholomew's for masses omitted. f ?
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et ipsos ad quos spectant infonnent. Ad distribuendum inter pauperes parochianos dicte ecclesie de Esyngton, vli.; inter pauperes tenentes de Newton Archidiaconi, xls. Uni heremite ibidem commoranti, xl d. Ad opus et facturam unius vesti- menti integri principalis cum capa [etc.], pro summo altari ecclesie mee parochialis de Walgrafe ordinandi, x marcas. Inter pauperes parochianos ejusdem ecclesie, v marcas. Ad facturam unius vestimenti, ad summum altare ecclesie Sancti Petri in Westchepe, London., deservituri, c s. Inter pauperes parochianos ejusdem ecclesie, xls. Fabrice ecclesie de Sedelscombe juxta monasterium de Bolle, Cicestrensis diocesis, xl s. Fabrice ecclesie de Collamsted Abbatis juxta Redynge, Wyntonensis diocesis, v marcas. Pro vestimento, ordinando per executores meos, deservituro ad summum altare ecclesie collegiate de Wolverhampton, Wygornensis diocesis, v marcas. Summo altari ecclesie Sancti Laurencii in Veteri Judaismo London, pro decimis oblitis, xl s. Summo altari ecclesie Beate Marie de Arcubus, London., xl s. Fabrice ecclesie cathedralis Sancti Petri Ebor., in memoriam sepulture patris et matris meorum, qui ibidem recumbunt tumulati, cs. Ad distri- buendum inter pauperes ecclesie de Skipwith, xl s. Summo altari Sancte Marie de Stanyngham pro decimis oblitis, xx s. Cuilibet capellano dictarum ecclesiarum Sanctorum Laurencii et Petri in Westchepe, si me infra dictam civitatem mori con- tigerit, qui exequiis meis in sero et in mane in missa inter- fuerint, xxd. Volo quod confestim post mortem meam solvantur abbatui (sic) et conventui de Bewalanda,* Ebora- censis diocesis, xij marce, et quod ipsi habeant commendatam animam bone memorie Galfridi, nuper abbatis ejusdem loci, animammeam, [etc.] Item, volo quod restituatureisdemabbatiet conventui unus libellus qui vocatur Tabula matris, quern habui ex liberacione dicti magistri Galfridi, qui quidem liber dimissus est apud Esyngton. Volo quod tenementa que habeo in Eboraco statim post mortem meam remaneant Willelmo et Roberto, fratribus meis, juxta voluntatem patris mei defuncti, ita tamen quod Johanna, mater dictorum Willelmi et Roberti, teneat per totam vitam suam tenementum illud quod modo tenet ex concessione mea. Ordino quod tenementum meum in villa de Hugate remaneat Waltero, filio ejusdem (tie] Edmundi de Thwenge, ipso vivente, et quod dominus Ricardus Wlverston faciat feofofari (sic) dictos Edmundum et Walterum. Johanni Kirby, filio Roberti Kylburne alias Mercer, de Kyrkby Mor- seyde, x li.; quas volo liberari dominis Ricardo Wlverston et Thome Dale, ad melius proficuum dicti Johannis. Roberto, patri ejusdem Johannis, xls. Isabelle, sorori dicti Roberti,
* Byland Abbey.
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xx s., et unam togam cum capucio de liberatis meis. Agneti, filie ejusdem Isabelle, xx s. Johanne, uxori quondam patris mei, xl s., et unam togam furratam cum capucio de liberatis meis. Feretro Sancti Thome Cantuariensis, xl s. Willelmo et Roberto, fratribus meis, xl li., sub hac condicione quod hujus- modi summa solvetur eisdem in plenam satisfactionem pecuniarum quas sibi pretendunt deberi de redditibus meis Eboraci situatis. Katerine, uxori Willelmi, fratris mei, unam zonam deauratam, que est in quadam cistula inclusa infra quandam cistam majorem, depositam penes magistrum Robertum, vicarium dicte ecclesie Sancti Laurencii, infra mansum vicarie sue London, existentem, et xls., et unam togam furratam sive foderatam de melioribus liberatis meis, cum capucio duplicate. Domino Thome Dale, capellano, Bibliam meam meliorem que incipit in folio die in Actibus, et calicem meam et patenam in quo solitus ministrare divina, et portiforium meum de usu Ebor., ut commendatas habeat animas domini Petri, quondam de G-ylling, et patris et matris meorum. Domino Thome Newton, capellano, xl s. Magistro Willelmo Bryght, rectori ecclesie Sancti Michaelis Cornhulle, London., unam zonam deauratam cum corpore viridi, que est in quadam parva cistula infra quandam majorem cistam, infra domum hospicii mei London, situatam, ut remittat michi de offensa, ex eo quod contra voluntatem suam tenui penes me librum suum, quod intitulatur Gorham, copiandum. Ricardo Wlverston rotulum devocionum et unam peciam argenteam insculptam cum cooperculo argenteo, habentem unam magnam knop argenteam in summit ate ejusdem. Johanni Swan, servienti meo, c s. Thome Minore, servienti meo, totum ilium apparatum armorum quern emi ad ornatum et armaturam corporis ipsius Thome in presenti viagio domini nostri regis, et xls. Johanni Freston, xxs. Willelmo, coco meo, xxvjs. viijd. Gilberto Bradschaw, xxs. Roberto Walhull, xls. Nicholao Dixon gladium meum. Domino Henrico Kays librum meum ilium, qui vocatur Speculum Curatorum, quern dimisi in custodia sua. Johanni Swan lectum cum tapeto, qui erat Thome Mydilton, unacum j blankett, et duo linthiamina, et [cum] aliis superlectilibus quibus solent ipsi dormire. Johanni Freston unam togam de medely, lyned cum rubio bukeram, et capucium duplicatum ejusdem. Domino Thome Dale unam togam cum capucio de murry greyned cum duplicato capucio ejusdem et furura, et libellum sermonum quern composuit prior quondam Sancti Bartholomei, quern comparavi de Nicholao Haw, et est libellus in papiro. Volo quod Nicholaus Haw, reddendo executoribus meis xxs., rehabeat si sibi placuerit librum ilium qui intitulatur Grorham super Matheum. Waltero
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Skyner, x s. Domino Waltero, capellano antique, celebranti in ecclesia Sancti Petri in Westchep, London., in remunera- cionem antiquorum serviciorum, xx s. Marjerie [sic] Claveryng, xls. Katerine, servienti Juliane Walton, xxvjs. viijd. Rogero Gardiner, xl d. Johanni Baker, xl d. Uxori magistri Thome Clerk alias Tange, unum lectum cum cortinis, paled cum viridi et rubio, qui est in custodia ejusdem. Dicto magistro Thome unum libellum qui intitulatur Bartholomeus de casibus. Remitto Roberto Belasees de xxxvj li., michi per ipsum debitis. Magistro Thome Lees unam peciam argenti deauratam, chased, in bona forma. Residuum vero omnium bonorum meorum post debita mea soluta lego et dispono primitus ad exhibi- cionem trium capellanorum per tres annos continues proximos post mortem meam — et Walterus [sic] si bona mea sufficiant — divina et missas celebraturorum, quorum unus celebrabit in loco sepulture, si tamen infra regnum Anglie me sepelliri con- tigerit, alioquin in ecclesia cathedrali Eboraci ad altare proximum monumento patris mei; secundum vero in ecclesia parochiali de Esyngton ad altare cantarie quam quondam occupabat dominus Johannes Calcrofte ; tercium vero in ecclesia parochiali de Waldegrave ad aliquod altare collaterale ipsius ecclesie quo celebrabunt pro animabus Willelmi patris et Johanne matris meorum, Agnete sororis, dominorum Rogeri Walden, episcopi quondam Londonie, et Willelmi Bulkott', et episcoporum fundatorum dicte cantarie in ecclesia de Esyngton. Constituo executores meos dominos Henricum Kays, Robertum Wombewell, vicarium dicte ecclesie Sancti Laurencii, Ricardum Wolverston, rectorem ecclesie de Beford, Thomam Dale, capellanum, et magistrum Thomam, dictum Clerk alias Tange, de Elvett, Dunelmi. Et volo quod libri mei superius non legati vendantur. Ordino supervisorem bonorum meorum, infra provinciam Eboracensem existencium, magistrum Thomam Lees decanum. Ecclesie de Esyngton meum magnum missale, nuper a Johanne Boyse per me comparatum. Ecclesie de Waldegrave meum novum portiforium magnum, nuper eciam mediante dicto Johanne Boyse per me comparatum. Quia habeo penes me unum parvum missale ex accommodato domini Johannis Wytte alias Qwhyte, capellani, celebrantis in dicta ecclesia de Esyngton, volo quod restituatur eidem. Habeo eciam unum libellum domini Ricardi, rectoris sancti Petri in Westchepe, Londoniis, qui intitulatur Yegecius. Hiis pre- sentibus, domino Thoma Leven, capellano parochialis ecclesie Sancti Petri in Westchepe, Gilberto Bradschaw, Johanne Freston, Johanne Kirkby, Johanne Swan, domino Thoma Burton, capellano, Eboracensis diocesis, Roberto Waholl, Segero de Crekynbeke, clerico, Colonensis diocesis, et domino
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Thoma Newton, capellano, Coventrensis et Lichfeldensis diocesis. Lego ad distribuendum pro animabus magistri Petri Pykeryng et Thome Midilton, quondam servientis mei, xl s. [Proved 11 October, 1417.]
XI. THE WILL OP ROBERT MANPIELD, CLERK, PROVOST OF BEVERLEY.*
[Marche, 45.]
12 April, 1419. Eobertus Manfeld, prepositus ecclesie collegiate Beati Johannis Beverlaci. Sep. in ecclesia supra- dicta coram altari Sancti Leonardi in medio are ibidem, et foveam mee sepulture cooperiri cum uno lapide marmoris decenti, solummodo ob reverenciam ecclesie et non causa cadaveris mei miserimi. Yolo quod funeralia mea absque pompa fiant absque protelacione temporis, et quod in eisdem septem pauperes tunicis de russeto vel nigro induantur, qui portent vij torcheos mediocris ponderis quos lego remanere summo altari ibidem ubi me sepelliri contigerit. Item, lego quod omnes familiares mei infra domum et executores mei vestiantur nigro panno; et quod die sepulture mee distribuantur in villa Beverlaci, vel alibi ubi me mori contigerit, inter magis indigentes convenientes in sepultura mea, x marce; et culibeti pauperi lectuali infra villam predictam, ij s.; cuilibet capellano, personaliter existenti in exequiis meis, cujuscumque condicionis sit, qui celebrare voluerit eodem die missam de Requiem pro anima mea, ij s.; cuilibet clerico ipsius ecclesie Beverlaci, interessenti et septem psalmos cum letania dicenti, xij d.; cuilibet fratri de conventibus de Hulle, Beverlaco, Eboraco, Doncastria et Lincolnia, in sacerdocio constitute, ut tres missas de Requiem dicant, xij d. Volo quod distribuantur inter pauperes tenentes de Wellwyk, Levon, Walkyngton, et Dalton, et aliis magis indigentibus infra preposituram, xl li. Johanni Calere de Ordine Minorum, vel, ipso mortuo, alii capellano ydoneo et honesto, ut celebret per quinque annos pro animabus Ricardi de Ravensere, et Nicholai de Louth, et domini Johannis de Wendlyngburgh, ac magistri Roberti de Beverlaco, canoni- corum quondam ecclesie Beverlaci, xxv marcas. Cuilibet domui Hospitali habitant' cum leprosis in Eboraco, Beverlaco, et Hulle, vj s. viij d. Roberto, hermite Sancti Egidii in Beverlaco, xls. Domui monialium de Wilberfosse, xls. Domui monialium de Kyllyng, xls. Cuilibet moniali de Watton, que dicere voluerit inmediate post mortem meam unum psalterium pro anima meam, ij s., ad earum privatum
* There is a full account of provost Robert Manfield in the Beverley Chapter Act Book (Surtees Society, cviii), ii, p. Ixxxi, and in the Memorials of Ripon (Surtees Society, Ixxviii), iii, 194,
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usum. Johanne Bossall, moniali de Kyllyng, si me super- vixerit, xl s. Alicie, sorori mee, v marcas et meliorem vaccam lactantem quam habeo, in partem veterum vesti- mentorum meorum. Matilde, sorori mee, quicquid pertinet camere mee de Welwyk, et quicquid pertinet aule ibidem cum integra coquina, et veterem aulam meam cum costuris, apud Beverlacum existentibus, bordiatis cum nigro panno. Ecclesie Eboraci pro capa et aliis petendis per capitulum, xx li., ita ut executores mei plenariam habeant administracionem de bonis meis. Nove f abrice tumbe Sancti Johannis Beverlaci incepture, si non perfecero tamen in vita mea, xx li. Fabrice ejusdem ecclesie pro capa et aliis requisitis, xxli. Lego novam casulam meam cum albo et amitta, missale meum de usu Eboraci, calicem et corporas, que sunt apud Beverlacum, ecclesie de Wellewyk. Antiquum portiforium meum, quod habui de executoribus Willelmi Garton, lego ecclesie Beverlaci,ponendum in aliquo publico loco ubi capellani et clerici poterint habere accessum ad eundem. Johanni Ward, v marcas ut oret pro mee. In eventu quo successor meus prepositus future vigore utatur in recepcione implementi, tune volo quod omne staurum meum vivum et mortuum in maneriis infra preposituram Beverlaci vendatur, et executores mei satisfaciant dicto successor! meo de ccxvij li. viij d. in pecunia secundum quod capita appreciantur in registro ecclesie. Et quia in edificacione prepositure et prebende Sancti Jacobi sencio me sufficienter f ecisse debitum meum, non est intencionis mee quod executores mei aliquid ultra solvant pro reparacione successoribus meis. Lego in maritacione quinque pauperum virginum per discretionem domini Willelmi de Santon et manus domini Johannis Benyng- holme, xx li. Imprisonatis in gaola archiepiscopi Eboraci, xl s. Johanni Yorke, quondam servitori meo, xiij s. iiij d. Ad maritagium Matilde Mounceux, xx li. Volo quod f eoffati mei in tenemento meo in Sermonereslane, London., et executores mei vendant dictum tenementum carius quo poterint, quia excessive dedi pro eodem, non minus presertim quam pro cc marcis, et quod cum ilia summa certi detenti in Ludgate et Newgate, London., pro modicis summis, deliberentur. Ecclesie Beverlaci lib rum vocatum Pars Oculi quern habui de Roberto Louthorp. Volo quod omnia bona que fuerunt domini Henrici Cliderowe, capellani, existencia in custodia mea, dantur pauperibus, et pro illis que deficiunt volo quod unus capellanus conducatur, ad celebrandum pro anima mea in ecclesia de Hakenay per unum annum, de bonis meis existentibus apud Hakenay. Ad maritagium filie Agnetis Dene, x marcas. Willelmo Blakeston de Newbald, Petro Broune, et Willelmo Broune, fratri ejus, et relicte Willelmi Wharrome de Skitteby,
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cuiiibet eorum, xiij s. iiij d. Volo quod executores domini Ricardi Ravensere rehabeant almariolum, stans in inferior! camera mea Beverlacensi, infra meam prebendam, et xl s. ad distribuendum pro anima mea. Lego xviij libros juris civilis et canonici, quos accomodavi reverendo patri, Ricardo, Ruffensi episcopo,* Roberto Mounceux, consanguineo meo, ut cum eisdem exerceat scolas, et post ejus mortem vendantur et precium eorum distribuatur in operibus caritativis. Capel- lano, incluso Beverlaci in domo Sancti Nicholai, xls. Lego quod emantur lectualia pro vij pauperibus indigentibus ville Beverlaci, et quod alii septem pauperes vestiantur tunicis prolixis de ruseto, et septem paria sotularum, precii paris xij d., in provincia Eboracensi. Volo quod executores mei infra villain Beverlaci et extra infra parochiam inquirent diligenter de septem pauperibus lectualibus et magis indigentibus utriusque sexus, et singulis dictorum pauperum sic electorum distribuant septimanatim vd. durante uno anno integro. Lego quod de D marcis, recuperandis de executoribus Thome Arundele, nuper arcliiepiscopi Cantuariensis, c li. deliberentur per indenturam priori domus Cartusiensis Londiniis pro f abri- cacione unius celle pro uno moiiacho, construende ad finem orientalem nove capelle ibidem, edificande ad finem chori. Volo quod quinque honesti sacerdotes conducantur ad cele- brandum in ecclesia Beverlaci per quinque annos. Domino Willelmo Hornby unam de gownis meis halfsyde, existentem Londiniis, cum furrura in eadem et cum uno capucio de nigro ; et portiforium meum de usu Saresburieiisi, quod tmi de execu- toribus domini Roberti Burstode. Domino Thome Sprotle unam de gownis meis, talarem, pellitam, cum uno capucio de nigro largo, portiforium meum vetus de usu Eboraci et xl s., ut sit solicitus in execucione testamenti mei ad preceptum executorum meorum. Et volo quod predictus Willelmus Hornby et dominus Johannes Charnell sint auxiliantes cum executoribus meis. Volo quod celebrentur duo millia missarum de Requiem infra civitatem Londinensem. De bonis meis, existentibus in pro- vincia Cantuariensi, lego Roberto Darcy, si onus executoris presentis testamenti in se susceperit, novum ciphum meum argenteum et deauratum cum cooperculo, stantein, de opere torto, et unam aquilam in summitate, et meliorem equum meum, et x li. Domino Johanni Rider, supervisor! presentis testamenti mei, robam meam nigram cum collobio et capucio furrato, et unam peciam argenti cum cooperculo mediocris ponderis. Domino meo, Ricardo, Londinensi episcopo, pre- ciosam Bibleam meam quam habet ex presto, ut fideliter solvat executoribus meis totum debitum quod michi debet, quia per-
* Bichard Yonge, bishop of Eochester, 1407-1419.
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didi de firma sua de Orset plus quam c marcas. Domino Johanni Routh, militi, executor! meo, xx li., et ciphum meum magnum argenteum, stantem, apud Beverlacum; domino Johanni Tathwell unam de robis meis cum una pecia argenti mediocris ponderis et x marcis. Volo quod universa bona mea non legata vendantur per executores meos mercatoribus et non dominis temporalibus neque spiritualibus, nee eorum ministris violentibus, aicut fieri vidi in vita mea. Facio executores meos, dominum Johannem de Routh, militem, Robertum Darcy, dominum Johannem Tathwell, personam ecclesie Beverlaci, et magistrum Thomam Burghe. Et dicto magistro Thome lego preciosum librum meum Decretorum et x marcas. Et supervisores, videlicet, in provincia Can- tuariensi, dominum Johannem Rider, rectorem ecclesie de Stone, et de dictis bonis aliis ubicumque existentibus, dominum Willelmum de Santon, precentorem ecclesie collegiate Beati Johannis Beverlaci, cui lego meliorem capam meam nigram canonicalem, et duo de melioribus amiciis meis apud Bever- lacum, cum meliori superpellice et c s. Capellano cantarie mee Sancto Anne unam parvam peciam de arreys, blodeam, intextam cum volucribus, unam tabulam meam mensalem, plicatam, de Sprucia, et almariolum, stans in camera sua, ad usum ejus et successorum suorum. Hiis testibus, dominis Edmundo Barde et Roberto Holme, personis ecclesie collegiate Beati Johannis Beverlaci, Thoma Sprotley, capellano cantarie Sancte Anne in ecclesia predicta, et Ricardo Sutton, capellano. Datum Beverlaci.
Implementum capitum stauri et vivi et mortui, dimittendi in cessione cujuslibet prepositi Beverlaci infra preposituram, vel precium eorundem in eleccione decedentis, et sicut ego, Robertus, a predecessore meo recepi. In primis, de affris dimittendis in diversis maneriis xlij, precium capitis xs. Unde summa xxj li. Item, de bobus iiijxxxij, precium capitis x s. Unde sumrna xlvj li. Item, de vaccis et tauris iiijxx, precium capitis viij s. Item, de bovetis xl, precium capitis vj s. Item, de boviculis et juvenculis xl, precium capitis iiij s. Item, de vitulis superannatis xl, precium capitis ij s. vj d. Item, de porcis, apris et suibus iiijxx, precium capitis ij s. vj d. cum exitibus unius suis, si habeat apud Wellewyk, quorum ij apri, viij sues. Item, de multonibus dc, precium capitis xviij d. Item, de ovibus matricibus cccclx, precium capitis xv d. Item, de carectis ferro ligatis x, precium pecie xiij s. iiij d. Item, de carucis cum totis attilliis xj, precium omnium inter se xxiiij s. Item, de harpicibus ferreis ij, precium pecie iij s. iiij d. Summa totalis precii ccxvijli.
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De quibus dimittuntur in diversis maneriis prepositure prout sequitur. In manerio, videlicet, de Walkyngton. In primis de affris vj, precium inter se xls. Item, de bidentibus cccc, precium capitis xx d. Summa xliij li. vj s. viij d. Item, de carectis cum hernes ad vj affros j, et de carucis cum attilliis totaliter ij, precii xxvj s. viij d. Summa xlvij li. xiij s. iiij d. Item, in manerio de Dalton, de affris xij, precium inter se vj li. Item, de bidentibus d, precium inter se xlv li. Item, de porcis xx, precium inter se Iviij s. viij d. Item, ibidem tres tabule mensales cum vj paribus trescellorum, iij longe formule et ij curte, j dressyngbord, j morter, j plumbum in f ornace ponderis ix petrarum. Precium omnium inter se xiij s. iiij d. Item, j cilicium, precii viij s. Item, de cuvis j, precii v s.; j parva cuva, precii ij s.; j cuva, precii vj d.; j kymlyn, precii v d.; j pannus ventilabri, precii xvj d.; j sporta ; ij ventilabra, precii xij d.; viij scutelli, precii iiij s.; j modius novus cum j pek, precii xviij d.; j cribrum cum ij rideles, precii viij d.; iij furce timales, precii ix d.; j vanga, precii iiij d.; j shovell, precii ij d. Item, j furca fenalis, precii ij d.; j carecta ferro ligata, precii xxiiij s.; j alia carecta ferro ligata, precii xiij s. iiij d.; j tumbrellum cum nova rota, precii xs.; iiij harpices, precii xx d.; iij caruce cum attilliis, precii vij s. vj d.; iiij paria trace, precii xvj d.; iiij colerez, precii xvj d.; ij corde longe cum ij curtis cordis, precii iiij d.; j cella pro carecta, precii vj d.; j berebarowe, precii ij d.; j situla, precii xvj d., una precii vj d.; ij scale, precii xviij d. Summa lix li. ij s. ij d.
Item, in manerio de Middilton de affris v, precium inter se 1 s. Item, de porcis v, precium inter se xij s. vj d., precium capitis ij s. vj d. Item, j carecta cum heines, precii xxx s. Item, ij caruce cum totis attilliis, iiij hercis, j bussh' lignis ferratis,* v ventilabra, j smell', j sporta, ij ventilabra, ij furce fenales, j tribulum, precium inter se xs. Summa cij s. vj d.
Item, in manerio de Leven unus taurus, precii vij s. Item, de tauriolis unus, precii v s. Item, de vaccis xl, precium inter se xviij li., et de aliis vaccis xl, precium inter se xvj li. Item, de vitulis xl, precium inter se Ixs. Item, in jumentis ij, precium inter se xxxij s. viij d. Item, de bidentibus cccc, precium inter se xlli. Summa Ixxixli. iiij s. viij d.
Item, in manerio de Northburton. De affris viij, precium inter se iiij li. Item, de bidentibus cc, precium inter se Ixiiij s. Item, j carecta cum ferro ligata, j tumbrellum cum rotis et attilliis, ij caruce, precium inter se xxx s. Summa xxiij li. x s.
Item, in manerio de Rydyng. De affris iij, precium inter xl s. De bobus iiij, precium inter se Ixiiij s.; j carecta ferro
* Written : — lign' ferr'.
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ligata, alia nuda, ij carecte cum omnibus attilliis, precium inter se xxx s. Summa vj li. xiiij s.
Summa totalis ccxxj li. vj s. viij d. Que sunt in manibus predictorum Johannis et Rogeri firniariorum.
Et sic in superplusagio iij li. vj s. viij d.
Item, in manerio de Wellewyk ultra et prefer parcellas suprascriptas remanet in integro staurum mortuum et vivum de Wellewyk predicta una cum omnibus ibidem existentibus disponendis secundum velle Dei pro salute anime mee. In quo manerio in festo Sancti Michaelis, A.D. 1418, fuerunt de bidentibus, in primis dimissis in manerio de Wellewyk, in manibus domini Roberti de Raven, vicarii ibidem et firmarii ejusdem manerii, vicesimo quinto die Aprilis, A.D. 1410, re- assumendis quandocumque in cessione, etc. In primis de ovibus matricibus in marisco iiijcccc, et cum totidem agnetis lactantibus, precium capitis ovis et agni ij s. iiij d. Summa xxxij li. xviij s. Item, de hurtardis, multonibus et geldeschep vxx et v, precium capitis ij s. Summa x li. x s. Item, de hogges et hoggetis ac hoggastres xiijxxvj, precium capitis xx d. Summa xxj li. iij s. iiij d. Item, de drapez abstratis xxxij, precium capitis xiiij d. Summa xxxviij s. iiij d. Item, de vaccis lactantibus xij, cum totidem vitulis, precium capitis vacce et vituli xij s. Snmma vij li. iiij s. Item, de vaccis non lactantibus viij, precium capitis x s. Summa iiij li. Item, de boviculis quatuor annorum et juvencis cum vitulo v, precium capitis xs. Summa Is. Item, de iij juvencis cum vitulo, precium capitis viij s. Summa xxiiij s. Item, de boviculis biennalibus ij, de juvencis biennalibus iij, de tauriolis bien- nalibus iij, precium capitis vj s. viij d. Summa Iiij s. iiij d. Item, de vitulis superanuatis xiiij, quorum vj masculi et vij feminine, precium capitis iij s. iiijd. Summa xlvj s. viij d. Item, de affris iiij, j albus vocatus Rolleston, j niger magnus, j griseus cecus vocatus Mope, precium omnium in grosso iij li. Item, de jumentis liberatis pro implemento v, quorum j vocatus Birdeastyn senior, precii xx s. Item, Birdeastyn junior, precii xxvj s. viij d. Item, in grossis jumentis, precium capitis xx s. Item, ij felice biennales, precium capitis xij s. Summa iiij li. x s. viij d. Item, de jumentis gentilibus sibi liberatis in custodiam, in omnibus costagiis ad expensas ipsius Roberti firmarii, absque hoc quod tractent ne ponantur ad trahendum nisi necessitas id deposcat in autumpno, sub tamen aventura ipsius Roberti prepositi, et liberandos eidem Roberto preposito cum voluerit illos, quinque. Summa iiijxxxiiij li. xviij s. iiij d.
[Proved 10 July, 1421.]
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XII. THE WILL OP KOBEKi' 1HKESK, CLEBK.*
[Marche, 46.]
Vigilia Omnium Sanctorum, 7 Hen. V. (31 Oct., 1419). Robertas Thresk, clericus. Lego corpus meum ad sepeliendum in ecclesia Beate Marie de Thresk, in quadam capella Sancte Anne, in dicta ecclesia de novo constructa. Quod quidem corpus meum a loco quo mortuus f uero, volo quod habeat qualibet nocte, ubi in aliqua ecclesia possit reponi per noctem, unum Placebo et Dirige, et quod quilibet presbiter, exequiis illis interessens, habeat sex denarios et premissa in mane, et sic de die in diem et nocte in noctem quousque pervenerit illuc quo dictum corpus meum requiescet. Cui'ibet Ordini Fratrum in civitate London., xx s. Volo quod Robertus Middilton, magister capelle Sancte Trinitatis super le Charnell in civitate Wyntonensi, solvat Ricardo Inkepenne, armigero, xx li., in parte redempcionis sue. Alicie, filie dicti Ricardi, ad maritagium suum xx marcas. Willelmo Grey, consanguineo meo, x marcas, ita quod relaxet executoribus meis totum statum suum in certis tenementis, que nuper adquisivi in marisco de Plumstcd, vocatis Thornes. Willelmo Warde, uni clericorum meorum, x marcas. Willelmo Scardeburgh, c s. Thome Levesham, c s. Johanni Langford, cs. Willelmo Elot, liijs. iiijd. Johanni Kympton, Henrico Suthwell, Johanni Goushyll, et Willelmo Waynflet, cuilibet eorum, xl s. Roberto Tyerswell, v marcas, duas vaccas, et unum equum, precii xiij s. iiij d. Thome Grygg, unam novam togam, et volo quod habeat omnes exitus terrarum suarum, per- ceptos a tempore seisine earundem in manus meas hucusque. Magistro Radulpho Selby unam peciam argenti, deauratam, coopertam, quam nuper habui de dono domine Sybille, nuper abbatisse de Berkyng defuncte. Abbatie Westmonasteriensi ad celebrandum pro anima mea in die sepulture mee, disponendas juxta disposicionem prefati magistri Radulphi, x marcas. Alicie Kympton, consanguinee mce, optimam meam togam furratam. Cecilie Turnor, consanguinee mee, unam de togis meis furratis cum bysshis. Remitto Waltero Turnor, marito dicte Cecilie, medietatem tocius debiti quod michi debet. Rogo Nicholaum Dyxon quod omnia tenementa, in quibus ipse unacum aliis ad opus meum extat feoffatus, et precipue in comitatibus Surrie et Kancie, vendantur, et alia tenementa in villa de Thresk, et prope illuc, aut certe advocaciones eccle- siarum, ad valenciam xl librarum per annum, perquirantur et
* According to bis brass, which is still on the floor of the south aisle in Thirsk Church, Robert Thresk, rector of Market Bosworth and King's Remem- brancer in the Exchequer, died on 17 kal. Dec. (Nov. 15), 1419. He was collated to the rectory of Market Bosworth <jn Jan. 4, 1407 (Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, xvii, 321).
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appropriantur in dotacionem cantarie mee in dicta ecclesia de Thresk. Volo quod executores mei solvant quolibet anno tribus capellanis, divina celebraturis in capella cantarie mee predicte, videlicet, uni principali eorum cs. per annum, alii vero capellano vj marcas, et tercio capellano, videlicet, Thome Skayle, vj marcas per annum, quousque cantaria predicta plenarie fumlata fuerit; proviso semper quod tantum quantum terre predicti Thome Skayle hereditarie valent per annum quolibet anno durante vita sua de dicta summa sex marcarum deducatur. Et postquam dicta cantaria plenarie fuerit fundata, ordino quod quilibet capellanus habeat decem marcas per annum et hospicium suum, dicto Thome Skayle excepto, quern volo quod sit contentus de stipendio suo superius assignato. Et si quid superfuerit de exitibus valoris dotacionis predicte ultra summas predictas, volo quod remaneat ad reparacionem capelle supradicte. Nicholao Dyxon aulam meam de tapyser werk cum toto apparatu. Ad distribuendum inter magis pauperes parochianos parochie mee de Boseworth, xx marcas. Ad erogandum pauperibus die exequiarum mearum xx marcas. Constituo executores meos Nicholaum Dixon, JohannemWhitby, Willelmum Warde et Thomam Levesham, clericos, Ricardum Acton, Johannem Thorlethorp, Thomam Phelyp, clericum, Thomam Wandesford et Johannem Langford. Supervisores vero hujus testamenti mei Rogerum Salveyn, chevaler, et Willelmum Kynwalmerssh, clericum. Hiis testibus, Jacobo Knottesford, armigero, Thoma Stokdale et Johanne Orwell. Nicholao Dixon unum portiforium, videlicet, illud quod Johannes Ruggeley michi legavit apud Boseworth, si pla- cencior sibi fuerit quam illud quod habet; et lectum meum de worstede rubeo et albo cum salutacione angelica. Thome Levesham portiforium in custodia predicti Nicholai existens.
[Proved 6 Dec., 1419.]
XIII. THE WILL OP EGBERT PUDSAY.*
(Marche, 49.)
April. 1 1 , 1420, 8 Hen. V. Robertus Pudsay, armiger de comitatu Eboracensi. Sep. in ecclesia prioratus de Wyrsope, si me infra regnum Anglie obire contigerit. Item, volo primo et principaliter quod omnia debita mea, que alicui de jure debeo, fideli et competenti modo persolvantur ; et quod mee expense funerarie fiant humili modo sine pompa secundum ordinacionem et discrecionem executorum meorum. Item, volo quod feoffati mei in omnibus terris et ten. meis cum omnibus
* One of the Pudseys of Bolton by Bolland. He does not appear in the pedigree.
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e^rum pert, quibuscunque, que habeo in comitatu Bark' aliquo modo, inmediate post meum decessuin faciant statum suffi- cientem in lege Ricardo Pudsay, fratri meo, in et de omnibus et singulis terris et ten. supradictis cum omnibus eorum pert.; habendis et tenendis prefato Ricardo Pudsay et heredibus de corpore suo legitime procreatis, tenendis de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per servicia inde debita et de jure consueta. Rem. Johanni Pudsay, nepoti meo, et heredibus de corpore suo legitime procreatis. Et si contingat prefatum Johannem Pudsay sine herede de corpore suo legitime procreate obire, tune volo quod omnia supradicta terre et ten. fideli et com- petenti modo vendantur per executores meos suprascriptos, et volo quod tota pecunia de eadem vendicione proveniens et recepta expendantur (sic] per dictos executores mecs in ele- mosinis et missis celebrandis, ac aliis operibus caritatis, secundum eorum discrecionem, quamdiu durare voluerit, pro anima mea et animabus quibus teneor, ac animabus parentum et benefactorum meorum, ac omnium fidelium defunctorum. Ricardo Pudsay, fratri meo, viginti marcas sterlingorum. Elizabethe Caunsfeld, cognate mee, ad maritagium suum, viginti marcas sterlingorum, si ipsam maritari contigerit ; et, si continget prefatam Elizabethan! obire antequam maritata f uerit, tune volo quod predicte viginti marce remaneant Johanni Pudsay, nepoti meo. Priori et conventui de Wyrsope viginti marcas sterlingorum, ad orandum specialiter pro animabus Thome Nevyll, domini de Fournyvale, et mei, dicti Roberti, et aliorum prescriptorum. Ecclesie de Bolton unum vestimentum. Ecclesie de Stanwyke unum vestimentum. Thome Benett, servienti meo, centum solidos sterlingorum. Residuum vero omnium bonorum, jocalium, et catallorum meorum superius non legatorum do executoribus meis suprascriptis, ad dis- ponendum et distribuendum pro anima mea et animabus predictis in elemosinis et aliis operibus caritatis, quamdiu duraret (sic] voluerit, eisdem modo et forma quibus ipsi voluerint ut ego facerem pro eis aut aliquo ipsorum. Execu- tores meos, videlicet, Galfridum Louther, Ricardum Pudsay, fratrem meum, et Johannem Pygot.
[Proved 28 Oct., 1420, by Richard Pudsey and John Pygott.]
XIV. THE WILL OP RICHARD PBTYR, RECTOR OP PATRINGTON.
[Marche, 49.]
10 Julii, 1420. Ricardus Petyr, rector ecclesie parochialis de Pateryngton, Eboracensis diocesis. Sep. in cancello ecclesie mee predicte in medio chori ubi lectiones leguntur in diebus festivis. Ad fabricam ecclesie mee predicte, xls.
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Lego meum novum gradale ad usum chori ecclesie mee predicte. Domino Thome Fraunceys, ad celebrandum pro anima mea et animabus Johannis Petyr et Lucie, uxoris sue, parentum meorum, et pro anima Johannis Mascalle, in ecclesia mea de Pateryngton, et ad dicendum trentale Beati Gregorii cum observatione modi consueti, videlicet, xxx missas cum totidem plenis obsequiis mortuorum per unum annum, c s., illo anno statim post mortem meam incipiens. Item, duobus capellanis viij li. xiij s. iiij d., ad celebrandum pro anima mea in ecclesia mea, cuilibet eorum capienti per annum vj marcas vj s. viij d., quorum unus sit dominus Johannes Moys, [si] vivat et celebrare poterit. Domino Johanni Day, ut habeat animam meam in memoria, xs. Item, ad distribuendum inter pauperes parochianos meos xl s., ultra elemosinam faciendam per execu- tores meos in die sepulture mee. Ad distribuendum cuilibet pauperi, capere volenti elemosinam, j d. in die sepulture mee, xl s. Ad expensas circa funeralia mea in die sepulture, vj li. xiij s. iiij d. Cuilibet capellano existenti ad Placebo et Dirige, et in missa sepulture mee, vj d., et cuilibet clerico existenti in servicio predicto, ij d. Domino Thome Fraunceys jupam meam longam de blewmedle cum foratura in eadem, et duos libros de papiro, continentes diversos bonos sermones, et alia bona notabilia, et superpellicium meum antiquum. Domino Johanni Moys jupam meam longam de redmedle de liberata domini archiepiscopi Eboracensis, cum j pulche* de stachist et scuniculisj eidem jupe pertinente, et capicium de blewmedle. Johanni Sturne (sic) de Cicestria et ejus uxori vj cocliaria de argento, et j tassam cum covercle de argento, ponderis xl s. vel circiter. Uxori ejusdem Johannis lectiim meum antiquum cum testa did' cp.lonr, et iij curtynes de redwyrsted, et ij blankettz de albo panno Hibernico, et ij linthiamina, et ij pylwes, et pelvem meam secundariam cum lavacro. Eidem Johanni Surne jupam meam nigram bene foderatam cum grey, et capicium de sturgon. Margarete, sorori mee, unum coverlit et j coopertorium lecti blodii coloris, et ij blankettz de albo panno Hibernico, et iiij linthiamina, et j materas et collobium meum de russet. Domino Thome Tolyte, capellano, meum parvum portiforium et par cultellorum cum manubriis de maser', bene deargentatis. Johanni Tolyte de Cicestria jupam meam foderatam cum martryns. Uxori Johannis Surne unum mappale et j manutergium de Paryswerk. Uxori Johannis Tolyte zonam meam de corico nigro cum rosis de argento deauratis. Portiphorium notatum ecclesie parochiali de Amburle ; et j vestimentum simplex, valoris xl s., j vesti- mentum, videlicet, j casulam et ij tunicles et j capam de una
* ? pilche, t Perhaps stachio, $ Possibly an error for cuniculit.
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secta, et paruram ad iij aubes et iij amicez, valoris x marcarum, ecclesie parochial! Beate Marie de Bur well, Norwycensis diocesis. Parochiali ecclesie Sancti Patricii de Trym, Mydensis diocesis, unum portiphorium notatum, valoris viij marcarum, et j manuale, valoris ij marcarum. Ricardo Payne, famulo meo, xl s. ultra stipendium suum, et jupam meam ad equitandum de Muster villers, et capicium meum antiquum de nigro, et gladium meum, et pelvim meam rotundam, et j coverlet et j par com- mune de linthiaminibus, et ij blankettez que fuerunt Johannis Whyte, et j manutergium breve de Denant', et jupam meam viridem cum capicio de eodem panno. Domino Thome Jordan, vicario de Westham, basalardum meum cum argento deaurato, et superpellicium meum novum, et librum album vocatum Boneventuram, qui incipit Felito genu, in quo libro est Apocalipsis et Paris de prebendis, et meos cuffes magnos de nigro panno foderatos cum scuniculis, et iij cultellos meos in una vagina, cum manubriis nigris deargentatis, et meum optimum capicium de moreymedled. Item, ego Ricardus Petyr, canonicus Menevensis, lego fructus et omnia alia emolumenta prebende mee in ecclesia Menevensi michi debita in illo anno quo me mori contigerit, domino Thome Wolaston, precentori ecclesie Menevensis, ibidem meo procurator!, ad distribuendum inter canonicos et ministros ecclesie Menevensis, presentes in obsequiis meis in die sepulture mee seu obitus mei ibidem tenendi, cum eidem procuratori meo de morte et hac voluntate mea innotuerit, videlicet, sub hac forma. In primis lego eidem domino Thome precentori principaliter, obsequias meas et altam missam de Requiem in crastino dicenti, pro laboribus suis circa funeralia mea ibidem, xx s.; cuilibet canonico in obsequiis meis et missa prediptis existenti, ij s.; et cuilibet vicario presbitero ejusdem ecclesie in toto servicio predicto presenti, et eodem die in missa sua mei memoriam facienti se (sic) pro anima mea missam celebranti, xij d.; et aliis ministris ejusdem ecclesie distribuat idem dominus precentor pro anima mea juxta morem ejusdem ecclesie, in obsequiis canonicorum absencium mortuorum observatum. Et tune si quid remanet de pecuniis pro fructibus dicti anni debitis, volo quod expendatur circa funeralia mea, et quod distribuatur inter pauperes. Residuum omnium bonorum meorum lego in dis- posicione domini Thome Fraunceys, capellani, Johannis Sturne, literati, et Ricardi Payn executorum meorum. Et ego Ricardus, rector ecclesie de Pateryngton predicta, lego dictis executoribus meis annuale ecclesie mee predicte, seu fructus ejusdem, secundum consuetudinem ecclesie et diocesis Ebora- censis michi debitos, si me mori contigerit post festum Sancti Marci Evangeliste, observatum a tempore cujus contrarii
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memoria hominum non existat. Conditum est hoc meum testamentum apud Westham et sigillo meo signatum.
[Proved 12 Nov., in the year abovesaid (1420).]
XV. THE WILL OP SIE ROGER SALVAYN,* KNIGHT, OP YORK. [Marche, 55.]
26 Oct., 1420. In the nam off gode, I Sir Roger Salwayn, kny gth, maky s my testament in thiz maner. ffirst I wy te my soule to Gode almythty, to our lady seynt Mary, and to all ye seinttes of hewin, and my bones to be beriede in ye grey frerres atte Yorke. Also I will that ther where my bones shall be beryde, be a flate ston off marbill, ewyn with the gronde. Also I will yt ye forsaid freres haue all my gownes off cloth off gold and off sylke, wfc outyn ye furres. Also I will yfc ye same frers haue xl li. for to synge and pray for me. Also I will that ilkon off the other thre orders in ^orke haue x marc. Also I will yl my wyffe haue all my housholde holy, with vclli. that is in hir handes. Also I will yfc ther be ordeine for byynge off londe for John Salwayn my son, cccc li. Also for ye mariage off Alison my doughtir, cccc marc. Also for the mariage off Isabellf my doughtir, ccc marc. Also I will yfc my fader dettis, and my moders, be paide off my goode^ that is in the Coillors or in the fermors handes off my rent ; and if any tenaunt be so pouer yfc he may nought, for pouertee, pay his ferine that is owing, I will y* ther be nought reseyued off hym but yfc he may resonably pay, and yfc ye remenaunt be forgeffyn. Also I will that som goode man be ordeine to goo for me to Jherusalem in pilgremage, and as far as is cost is lese than c li. in commyng and goyng that hit be gewyn for my saule to poure men wher most allmose is. Also I will that Richard Chace haue v marc off monee and a bay hors y* was Gerard my son; William Lister xxli., Thomas Fairchild xl marc, Acris Mersk xxli.; littel Petir, Hard Manley and x marc, and y* Acris Mersk haue the grey geldyng; Gerard and John my brethir, Hard botiller, and a sorede horse y* was bought off Henuden, and yfc Coward my brethir chese. Also I will y* GerardJ my brodir have xl li., and Thomas my brothir a place in Duffelde, termyn off his Hue, y* I purchesede off John Fulthorpe ; and after the desese off hym, to turn agayn to the reght haiers off me. Also I will yfc Sir Robert Shottesbroke, knynght, haue ye sorde hors ; and litill Hans the hoby, and xl s. aboven his hir. Also I will that
* Sir Eoger Salvayn of Harswell, co. York, knight, was son of Sir Gerard Salvayn, of Harswell and North Duffield, and married a daughter of Sir Robert Hilton of Swine. (See pedigree, Surteea Durham, iv, 118.)
t Will 25 July, 1429, to be buried at Swine. (Test, tibor., i, 418.)
$. He married Agnes Whalton, Lady of Croxdale (a quo Salvin of Croxdale),
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Frost mores and litill Robyn, ilkon off them, haue xl s. Also I will yfc Pomfretth, skynner, of Yorke, be paied of v or vj li., whedir that hit be, for f urres yfc my lady my moder knowes off. Also I will y* William Tropmell, taillor, of London, and Hunt, brouderere, be paied of their billes for makyng off a liuerey of myn. Also I will that Henry Lounde haue a blake goun furred wth funes, and a habirgoun of mylen, opyn befor, y* Eichard Stell haues in hys kepyng. Also I will y* ziff any seruaunt of myn haue labord for me in my countree sen my fader died, y* they be resonably rewardid aftir the seruice yfc they haue don. Also zif any man can aske any dete off me, other be euidence, or that they be credibill persones, I will yl they be paied. Also I will that Elyn Saluayn, my brothir Gerard doughtir, haue xl marc for hir mariage. Also I will that Gerard my brothir haue a newe fure of martirs and j habirgoun of millon. Also I will yfc Johan my brothir haue j habirgoun of Gesseram. Also I will that the nonne that kepid me in my seknes haue ij nobles, and yfc ther be zif into the hous that she wonnes in, xx s. for to syng and pray for me. Also I will that Thomas Faarchild haue as mych monee as he may purchess hym xl s. be zer. Also I will yfc all the ffurrurs that I haue, be sould and doon for my saule. Also I will y* Chace haue a habirion of myne. Executors of my testament, I will and ordeine Piers de la Hay, Gerard Saluayn, Robt. Rodeston, Sr Nichol Dixsou, clerk, Robt. Cawode, Robt. Day, Richard Chace, and Thomas FairchilJ, to whom I giff and wit ye residue of al ye good and catell yfc I haue, y* they ordeine and dispose hit in sich wys as may be most meritory for my soule, as they will aunswere be-for gode on dredfull day of doom. And the surveiors of my testament, I will and ordeine William Kylwolmerssh, clerke, and my wyfe, wyttnessyng William Philipe, chiualer, Richard Wodevill, William Lister and other, also I will that William Lister haue as mych of monee as the sorde hors is worth yfc Shottesbroke haue.*
[Probatum fuit septimo die mensis Marcij anno domini milesimo ccccxxijdo et commissa fuit administracio omnium bonorum dicti defuncti Eicardo Chace et Thome Faarchyld executoribus in dicto testamento nominatis, et habent ad exhibendum inventarium citra festum Pentecosti proximum iam futurum.]
XVI. THE WILL OP THOMAS HAXEY, TREASUEER OP YORK MINSTER.
[Lambeth Wills, Beg. Chichele, i, 382.]
In nomine Summe et Individue Trinitatis, Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. Ego, Thomas Haxey, thesaurarius
* This will has also been printed in The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, by F. J. Furnival, in the Early English Text Society's publications.
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ecclesie Eboracensis,* per Dei misericordiam sane mentis et corporis, sciens nil morte cercius, nil hora mortis incercius, timens mortis periculum, cum quemlibet, velit, nolit, ingredi oporteat portas ejus, nesciens quid sit michi futura dies paritura, cogitans de supremis et anime mee saluti cupiens providere, nolens decedere intestatus ; ad laudem Dei Omni- potentis et honorem Beate Marie, matris ejus, et omnium Sanctorum Dei, de me ipso, rebus bonisque meis, michi a Deo collatis, meum sic facio et condo testamentum meum. In primis. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum quern tu proprio sanguine redemisti. Item, omnes injurias, quocumque modo et a quibuscumque michi illatas, remitto, volens et precipiens quod debita mea, in papira mea nigra manu mea propria scripta, plenarie et festine solvantur. Et si aliquem vel aliquos defraudavi vel injuste tractavi, si velit vel velint super hoc jurare et bone fame sit vel sint, per manus executorum meorum inferius nominandorum juxta discrecionem volo quod restituantur. Item, lego corpus meum ad sepeliendum in ecclesia cathedralis Beati Petri Ebor., ubi meum sepulcrum ordinatum est. Item, lego pauperibus paro- chianis de Laxton, juxta necessitates, inter egenos distribu- endos, xls. Item, in forma predicta lego parochianis de Ternyn xls., parochianis de Bemynstre xls., parochianis de Hampton xl s., parochianis de Meelton Roos et Scamelby xl s.; Bryngtori, Bithern et Weston, ix marcas; Crauley, xls.; Houden, xl s.; tenentibus de Barnby, xl s.; Upton, xl s.; paro- chiali firme de Edyngle, xls.; parochie de Kyrtlyngton> xxs. Item, lego vicariis et aliis ministris chori ecclesie Lichfeld- ensis xl s., chori Sarisberiensis xl s., chori Lincolniensis xl s., chori Eboraci xls., chori Suthwellensis xls., chori de Houdene xl s., chori Beverlaci xl s., chori Ripon xx s., inter vicarios et alios ministros predictarum singlarium ecclesiarum predict* racionabiliter per aliquem executorum meorum dis- tribuendos. Item, lego ad distribuendum inter pauperes tenentes insule de Haxholme, et precipue de parochia de Haxey, x marcas. Item, lego cuilibet moniali de Brodholme unam vaccam vel xiij s. iiij d. pro vacca. De residue vero bonorum meorum hie non legatorum volo quod executores mei, videlicet, magister Johannes Gilby, rector ecclesie de Knesalle, dominus Rogerus Marcant, rector ecclesie de Laxton, dominus Robertus Semer, subthesaurarius ecclesie Ebor., quos
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* Treasurer 1418-25. He was buried in the Minster, in a tomb, with the inscription, " Hio jacet Johannes Haxey, quondam thesaurarius istius ecclesie qui obiit 21 die mensis Januarij an. Dom. 1424 cujus anime propitietur Deus. Amen." (Drake's York, 501.) Mrs. Everild Thornhill, in her will 1707, directed payments to be made on Haxey's tomb in the Cathedral.
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meos executores et bonorum dispositores constituo ut ipsi faciant et fideliter disponant pro me, sicut velint respondere coram Summo Judice, et perimpleant voluntatem meam clarius, de manu mea propria in nigro parvo papiro scriptam. In cujus rei testimonium sigillum meum apposui apud Suth- welle, die Sancti Michaelis archangeli, A.D. 1424, et regni regis Henrici Sexti post conquestum Anglie tercio. Item, lego cuilibet executorum meorum, administracionem testa- menti capienti et fideliter perimplenti, x marcas et unum ciphum argenteum coopertum.
[Proved 12 March, 1424-5, and administration granted to the executors named, in the person of Sir Peter Feyston, rector of the parish church "delpyk"* in the close of the Cathedral of York.]
XVII. THE WILL OP HENRY LOUNDE, ESQUIRE, OF CAVE.f
[Luffenam, 5.]
1 Maii, 1426. Henricus Lounde de comitatu Eboracensi, armiger. Recommendo corpus meum ad sepeliendum in capella Beate Marie Virginis in ecclesia de Cave in insula de Cave in comitatu predicto, inter altare et lavacrum ibidem. Summo altari ejusdem ecclesie, pro decimis meis oblitis, unum vestimentum. Dyonisie, sorori mee, x marcas sterlingorum. Johanne Courtenay, x li. Ad inveniendum unum capellanum ad celebrandum ad altare Beate Marie in capella predicta per unum annum integrum pro anima mea et animabus Johannis Myndrom et Johannis Jalby, et animabus omnium servientum meorum qui mecum in partibus transmarinis in guerris domini Regis ibidem interfecti fuerunt. Willelmo Fawle, vj s. viij d. Volo quod executores mei de toga mea optima faciant unum vestimentum, illud sic f actum volo quod deliberetur custodibus operis ornamentorum ecclesie predicte. Willelmo Sider de Southame, xls. Johanni Hawkeswell, xxs. Ad cooperiendum le steple predicte ecclesie de Cave cum plumbo, ita quod parochiani pro anima mea exorent, et nomen meum in registro suo imponant, x marcas. Custodibus ecclesie parochialis de Emelden unum aliud vestimentum ad exorandum pro anima mea. Johanni de Lounde, clerico, filio meo, c li. et vj goblettes de argento, unum lectum de rubeo worstede. Petro de Lounde, ccc marcas et vj pecias argenti, unde una cooperta. Predicto Petro, filio meo, omnia ilia terras, etc., in villa et campis de Sprotley in Holdernes in comitatu Eboracensi, que nuper emi de Roberto Warrant. Meos facio executores predictum Petrum de Lounde, filium meum, et Johannem de Lounde, fratrem ejus.
* St. John del Pyke.
t The Lounds were of South Cave. There was a monument to Sir Gerard de Lounde there in 1480.
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Testibus, Willelmo Button de Lond[on], barbeur, Johanne Toller de eadem, taillor, et Ricardo Boreworth de eadem, hostiler. Johanni de Wytherwike, famulo meo, v marcas. Ricardo, famulo meo, vj s. viij d.
[Proved 8 (May, 1426), by the said John Lounde, with power reserved, etc.]
XVIII. THE WILL OP ROBERT HELIERD, ESQUIRE, OP SCALDBY.* [Luffenam, 10.]
23 Aug., 1428. Robertus Helierd, armiger, de Scaldby, in comitatu Eboracensi. Sepeliendum in ecclesia prioratus Beate Marie Overey de Suthwerk, coram ymagine Beate Marie, juxta hostium capelle Beate Marie ejusdem ecclesie, si me ibidem mori contigerit. Priori dicti prioratus, pro dicta sepultura mea, quinque marcas. Pardono Ricardo Pykeryng, militi, nepoti meo, illas sex marcas quas micbi debet ; et lego eidem unam peciamargenti cumcooperculoargenti,precii quatuormarcarum, vel duas planas pecias argenti ejusdem pretii, ad eleccionem ipsius domini Ricardi. Pardono Thome Fell de Eboraco, chapman, illas sex marcas, etc., quas michi debet. Fabrice ecclesie de Scaldby, ita quod anima mea habeatur in perpetua memoria inter benefactores ejusdem ecclesie, quinque marcas. Rectori ejusdem ecclesie, vj s. viij d. Clerico ejusdem ecclesie, iij s. iiij d. Domino Johanni, capellano meo stipendiario, sex marcas. Willelmo Wresill, servienti meo, ultra feoda sua, xltes. Ordino quod Isabella, uxor mea, solvat xxxij li., in manibus meis remanentes de bonis domini Roberti Trays, aliis coexecutoribus ejusdem domini. Lego domino Roberto Hilton meum librum gallicum de Romanc' Ros'.t Meam facio execu- tricem prefatam Isabellam, et ejus supervisorem prefatum dominum Robertum Hilton. Datum apud Suthwerk. Volo quod idem dominus Robertus Hilton feoffet Johannem Helyerd, filium meum, in certis terris in comitatu Eboracensi, annuatim ad valenciam centum solidorum, ultra terras per me sibi prius ordinatas. Testibus, Thoma Denton, cive et mercero Lon- diniensi, domina Elizabet Lovell, Thoma Couper, scriptore litere (sic), curato de Suthwerk, et Cristiana Hawkesworth.
[Proved 3 Sept., 1428.]
* Possibly Sir Robert Hildyard, knt., of Winestead, who married Maude Lovell, and had by her a son, John, who died without issue. fThe Romaunt of the Rose,
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XIX. THE WILL OP JOHN MOWBRAY, DUKE OP NORFOLK.*
[Lambeth Wills, Chichele, 433&.f]
In noun de la Seint Trinite, trois persones et une Dieu, nous Johan, due de Norff, Counte Mareschalle de Notyng- ham, Mareschalle d'Engleter, Seigniour de Moubray, de Segrave, et de Grower, facoons assavoir au toutes gentz, qore sont et enapres serront, que ceste nostre entier et darein volunte en forme qen suit, oestasauoir, qe per tou nostre treshonore uncle et pier en Dieu, Henry, Cardinale d'En- gletere, par noun Henry, evesqe de Wynchestre, Thomas, evesqe de Duresme, Simonde Felbrygge, chivaler, John Preston, Richard Storesacre, et Robert Southwelle, soient seisez en loure demesne come de foe simple en le manoir de Neusom ove toutez ses appurtenauntz en le counte d'Everwyk et de plusours autorus (sic) manoirs, terres, tene- mentez, rentez, reversions, et services ove lour appurtenauntez en diverses contez d'Engletere per vertu dune nostre chartre, a eux et autres ore mortez per licence de roy nostre seigniour qi fuist Henry le quint fait, portant date mesme nostre chartres le 9 jour de May Ian tierce de mesme le Roy (1415), et sur celle nostre chartre en possession et seisun dez les ditz enfeoffez, eions relessez et quiet clamez pur nos et noz heirez tout nostre droit et clamez que nous avons en toutez manoirs, terres, tenementes, rentez, reversions et services auntditez. Et combien que noz ditz chartre et relesse estoient faitz simplement et sanz condicon, nientmains nous volons et prions a lez ditez enfeoffez qe si Dieux de nous face sa mercie et nostre alme de ceste monde passera, qils, et chescum de eux, facent et face estate a Katerine, nostre tres ame compayne, de toutz lez manoirs, terres, tenementz ove lour appurtenauntz deinz lisle d'Axholme, contenuz en le dite feoffement, suffrent et suffre nos generalx attornez et deputez, en ceste nostre volunte desoubz nomez, lever, coiller, et receivre toutes les issuez, profitz, et com- moditez quelconqus, scurdantz de toutz lez autters manoirs, terres, tenementz, rentz, reversions, et services ove lour appur-
* John, 8th Lord Mowbray, 4th Earl of Nottingham, and 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was second son of the 1st Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Elizabeth, sister of Thomas Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel. He was born in 1389. He succeeded his brother, Thomas Mowbray, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, who was beheaded in 1405 for his share in the insurrection against Henry IV. He was at the siege of Harfleur and in the French wars. He died 19 Oct., 1432, and bequeathed his body to be buried in the Cistercian priory in the isle of Axholme. His wife was Katherine, daughter of Ealph Nevile, Earl of Westmorland. She afterwards married Sir Thomas Strangways, John, Lord Beaumont, and fourthly, Sir John Wodville, brother-in-law of Edward IV, at the age of nearly eighty. (See Dictionary of National Biography.)
t There is a further will at Lambeth, Chichele, i, 435, which follows.
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tenauntz en le dite feoff ement contenuez, au tine et entent ovesqe icelx de payre et agreer toz noz dettes quelx per escript ou due examinacion il purront trouer estre per nous duez aschun persone vivant ou morte deins le roialme d'Engleterre ou paraillours; et ovesque icels issues, profitz et commodites plenair' faire restitucion et greede quanqe nos avons mesfait et a ascune persone encontre conciens et droit. Et auxi damesner nostre corps jusqes a nostre priore de Newenham en le counte de Bedd', en le quele nous voillons Dieux devant estre enterres quele parte que nous demons. Et apres ceo nous voillons et prions nos ditez enfeffez qe de les ditez issues, profitz, et commoditez ils suffrent nos ditz generalx attornez satisfier et agreer lez dettez de nostre treshonoure seigniour et pier, qi feust Thomas, due de Norff', et fair amesner et reporter en Engle- tere les osses du corps nostre ditz seigniour et pier, qe unqore reposent a Venys pur son dette, et mesmes les osses enterrer en nostre priore de Charterhouse deins nostre Isle d'Axholm. Ovesqe mesmes les issuez, profites, et commoditez accompler nostre volunte et entent touchant le dite priorie, quelx volunte et entent remaignent par divers lez dites Priour et Covent, enselez de nostre graunde seal, et sem- blablement ovesque les ditez issuez, profitez, et commoditez satisfier et agreer les dettez de treshonouree dame et mere qe feust Elizabeth, duchesse de Norff', et de nostre tres amee friere, qi feust Thomas, comte Mareschalle. [Here follows special provision re manors and lands in Norfolk and SuffolkJ] Et pur acomplisser et en execucion mettre ceste nostre volunte par la survieu et advys de les honourables piers en Dieu, Johan archevesque d'Everwyk, chaunceler d'Engleterre, Philippe evesque d'Ely, et Wauter, sir de Hungreford, tresorere d'Engleterre, ou lune de eux. Nous avons fait par icestes Richard Hastynges, chivaler, Esmonde Wyntour, Roger Hunte, Nicholais Conyngeston, Gerrard Maynell, Robert Southwell, et Johan Alman, joyntement et severalment noz generals attorneys. En testimoignm de quele chose a ceste present darein volunte tripartite avons fait mettre nostre seal. Done le xij jour de May, Ian du regine le roy Henry sisme puis le conqueste septisme (1429).
* Hec est ultima voluntas domini Johannis, ducis Norffolchie, comitis Mareschalli, et de Notyngham, Anglie marescalli, etc., facta apud Eppeworth, decimo nono die mensis Octobris, anno regni regis Henrici Sexti undecimo (1432), videlicet. In primis quod corpus suum sepelietur in ecclesia Cartusiensi infra
* Printed at full length in Nichols' Eoyal Wills, 266.
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insulam de Axeholme in comitatu Lincolnie et quod omnia debita sua ex catallis suis integris solvantur. Item, quod domina Katerina, uxor dicti domini ducis, habeat omnia vasa sua, aurea, argentea, sive deaurata, ac omnia alia ornamenta aurea, argentea, sive deaurata, ac omnia alia bona mobilia sua et catalla, debitis suis predictis plene persolutis ; preter quod illud argentum sive aurum cunatum, existens infra manerium de Eppeworth tempore mortis predicti domini ducis, quod inter servientes ejusdem domini ducis secundum discrecionem dicte domine Katerine post mortem dicti domini ducis par- ticipabitur ; et preter quod omnes toge dicti domini ducis, tempore mortis sue infra manerium predictum existentes distribuantur inter servientes predictos secundum discrecionem dicte domine Katerine. Et quod predicta domina Katerina habeat ad terminum vite sue manerium de Eppeworth in comitatu predicto cum suis pertinenciis, ac omnia alia terras et tenementa, redditus, reversiones, et servicia, pascua, pasturas, aquas, vivaria sive piscarias, chaceas, warennas cum suis pertinenciis, ac omnes alias commoditates predicto domino duci sive alii cuicumque nomine dicti domini ducis, sive ad opus suum infra insulam predictam pertinencia sive spectancia. Item, quod dicta domina Katerina habeat ad terminum vite sue omnia maneria dicti domini ducis, etc., infra comitatum Eboraci. Item, castellum honoris sive dominium de Brembre infra comitatum Sussexie. Item, omnia castella sive maneria infra terram de Gower in Wallia cum suis pertinenciis, ac dominium de Gower. Item, quod Thomas Newmarche habeat ad terminum vite sue officium senescalli manerii de Eppeworthe cum vadiis antiquis. Et quod Johannes Dautre, armiger, habeat ad terminum vite sue decem libras argenti, annuatim percipiendas de manerio de Fornesette in comitatu Norffolchie ad duos anni terminos. Item, quod Johannes Pecke habeat ad terminum vite sue custodiam parci de Lopham in comitatu Norffolchie cum f eodis antiquis. Item, quod Johannes Basset, armiger, habeat ad terminum vite sue quatuor denarios per diem *. . . . et quod Thomas Hide habeat ad terminum vite sue
tres denarios per diem * Item, quod omnes servientes
predicti domini ducis, habentes litteras suas patentes de aliquibus officijs sive feodis illis concessis, habendis ad voluntatem dicti domini ducis, habeant, et quilibet eorum habeat, eadem officia sive feoda ad terminum vite eorundem. Item, quod dicta domina Katerina existat capitalis executrix testamenti dicti domini ducis cum omnibus aliis personis executoribus in ultimo testamento dicti domini ducis nominatis ; excepto quod Edmundus Wynter non se intromittat de racione
* Blanks left in the original.
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execucionis dicti ultimi testament!. In cujus rei testimoiiium predictus dominus Johannes, dux, huic present! ultimo volun- tati sue sigillum armorum suorum apposuit.
[Proved 14 February, 1432-3, by the executrix named.]
XX. THE WILL OF WILLIAM BARROW, BISHOP OP CARLISLE.*
[Lambeth Wills, Eeg. Cbichele, i, 419.]
In Dei nomine Amen. Sept. 1, A.D. 1429. Ego, Willelmus, Karleolensis episcopus, sanus mentis et plene sciencie, licet egritudine corporis aggravatus, condo testamentum meum in hunc modum. In primis, lego animam meam Deo, Beate Marie, et omnibus Sanctis, et corpus meum ad sepeliendum in ecclesia parochial! Beate Marie Karleoli, videlicet, in quadam cantaria fundata in honore Sancte Katerine ; et pro exhibicione unius capellani celebraturi in eadem cantaria viginti libras, ita quod dictus capellanus percipiet singulis annis ultra fructus dicte cantarie quinque marcas, quousque dicta summa xx librarum totaliter expendatur; sub ea tamen condicione quod talis ordinetur capellanus in dicta cantaria secundum dispo- sicionem executorum meorum qui celebrare ibidem possit in anima mea in forma supradicta. Item, lego ecclesie cathedral! Beate Marie Karleoli unam ymaginem resurreccionis de argento. Item, Fratribus Predicatoribus et Minoribus Karliolensibus xiij s. iiij d. per equales porciones. Item, lego Hugoni, consanguioeo meo, existent! London., omnia terras et tenementa mea in Shirynton, que habui de Thoma Bekyngham, sub ea condicione quod dictus Hugo voluerit in omnibus regi et gubernari secundum consilium et ordinacionem domini Alexandri Cok, archidiaconi Karleolensis ; et, si contingat quod dictus Hugo, consanguineus meus, noluerit regi vel gubernari secundura consilium et ordinacionem dicti domini Alexandri, tune volo quod dicta terre et tenementa vendantur et dis- ponantur [secundum] ordinacionem et disposicionem supradicti Alexandri domini archidiaconi.t Item, volo quod Robertus Wraby habeat firmam dictorum terrarum et tenementorum per spacium trium annorum proxime sequencium, sub ea condicione quod voluerit gubernari secundum consilium prefati domini Alexandri. Item, lego cuilibet generoso servienti michi xl s. Item, lego Simoni Marbery v marcas. Item, Johanni de Chambre v marcas. Item, Johanni Wod v marcas. Item, Johanni Burton xls. Item, Willelmo Mathew v marcas. Item, Katerine, sorori mee, de ornamentis et vestimentis meis ad valorem x marcarum. Hec omnia fiant, si fieri poterunt, debitis meis primitus persolutis. Item, lego domino Roberto
* William Barrow, Bishop of Carlisle, 1423-9 ; translated from Bangor. t Written "d'niA."
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Somercotes parvum calicem deauratum et antiqu[ujm porti- phorum (sic) meum. Item, domino Johanni Siwarde porti- phorum (sic) meum novum. Item, domino Willelmo Croxton capellano unum anulum aureum. Item, magistro Johanni Dalton unum anulum aureum secundarium. Item, domino Alexandro Cok' unum anulum aureum cum saphiro, quern habui ex dono episcopi Lincolniensis, et sex coclearia argentea et deaurata et omnes libros meos de jure canonico. Et residuum omnium bonorum meorum do et lego prenominato domino Alexandro Cok, archidiacono Karleolensi, et domino Roberto Somercotes, ad disponendum secundum discrecionem suam, et eosdem dominum Alexandrum et Robertum ordino et constituo executores rneos. Hiis testibus, magistro Johanne Dalton, domino Johanne Colby, domino Johanne Sywarde, Simone Marbery, Johanne Wod, Roberto Wraby, Thoma Bromfeld, et aliis.
[Proved 10 March, 1429-30, by Robert Somercotes, with power reserved.]
XXI. THE WILL OP JOHN HERTILPOLE.
[Luffenam, 17.]
Die S. Andree (30 Nov.), 1431. Johannes Hertylpole, rector ecclesiarum de Byngham et Sondore. Lego corpus meum ad sepeliendum in cancello alterius ecclesiarum pre- dictarum, si prope alteram eorundem per xv miliarum decedam. Ad faciendum exequias meas absque pompa in distribucione pauperum, xl li.* Uni capellano in ecclesia de Gaynesburg per unum annum, et uni alio capellano in dicta ecclesia de Brygham (sic) per quatuor annos missam de Requiem singulis diebus Lune et Veneris celebraturo [etc.]. Cuilibet capellanorum pre- dictorum apud "Weston et Gaynesburgh vij marcas, et apud Brygham, x marcas. Lego Roberto, fratri meo, xx li., unam peciam argenti cum coopertorio, super pedes stantem, duas pelves cum lavacris, unum lectum meum de worstede paliatum, unam longam cistam nigram, et aliam novam apud Sondoye (sic), duo magna rekkes, et ij magna verua, in casu quo decedam ante ipsum. Johanni Gunby, armigero, unam peciam cum coopertorio cum ymagine Sancti Johannis Baptiste et unam aquariam deauratam. Hugoni Helweys unam parvam peciam argenti cum coopertorio et xls. Thome Smyth, clerico, unam parvam peciam deauratam cum coopertorio stantem, et duas alias pecias deauratas de una sorte sine coopertoriis. In distribucione pauperum parochianorum de Weston, cs. Summo altari ibidem j missale et unum vestimentum precii xij marcarum. Summo altari de Melles unam capam precii c s. Pauperibus
* Legacy to Carthusians of London, etc., omitted.
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ibidem cs. distribuendos. Fabrice ecclesie de Brygham et capellan[is] ibidem, xxli. Pauperibus parochiaiiis ibidem x marcas per supervisum Willelmi Stapilton et Alexandri Mercer. Ecclesie cathedrali de Herford unam capam precii c s. Ecclesie de Gaynesburgh unum vestimentum precii x mar- carum. Abbati de Glaston duas phiolas deauratas. Willelmo Dent, servienti meo, unam magnam peciam argenti de moneta Pareys cum coopertorio, et unam aliam peciam argenti cum coopertorio, et unam aliam deauratam cum coopertorio, de quibus communiter servitur; unum lectum integrum de worstede cum coopertorio de bokeram, in quo jaceo, j materas, unum bonum coverlyte cum tapite de opere tapster', ij blankettes de fustian, duas carentinillas, tria paria linthia- minum, duo manutergia bona, duo coverlytz, ij candelabra de auricalco, unam ollam eneam, unam patellam secundam post magnam, vj discos, vj salsaria, vj parapsides, et unum chaurger de electro, duas andenas parvas, j cupbord, et omnia scabella mea apud Londonias, j trachiam, unum frixorium, j cultellum porrectum, tria verua ferrea, vj cusshynys, duo banqueris de worstede cum toto aulario de worstede de le parlour, unam ollam electrinam, j cathedram longam, ac xx li., necnon unam pelvim rotundam pro rasura, et aliam pelvim cum lavacro, unam cistam meam, ferro undique ligatam, et aliam cistam de Flaunders, que sunt apud Weston, xij cocliaria argentea, j magnum salarium argenteum cum coopertorio, de quo michi cotidie servitur, et ij bordclothys. Janyn, servienti meo, x marcas, etc. Bicardo Hodak' de Gaynesburgh, capellano, quatuor ulnas boni panni lanei mei. Lego omnes alias togas meas et j clavidem furruratam, inter pauperes scolares Oxonienses graduates distribuendas. Alicie, nuper [?uxori] Walteri, fratris mei, xl s. Priori de Caldewell, patrono meo, x li. in auxilium reparacionis claustri sui. Willelmo Prestwyk, clerico,unum magnum salarium argenti cum coopertorio, et duas ollas argenti. Nicholao Newton, clerico meo, cs., unam peciam deauratam, vocatam Gourd', et lectum meum de tapetoria quern emi de executoribus Ricardi Colman. Johanni, cognato meo, xxli., ad inveniendum ipsum Universitati Oxoniensi vel Cantabriggiensi, unum librum de Pupilla oculi, unum librum de diversis tractatibus, et aliud de Omeliis Sancti Gregorii, j missale, unum calicem, unum corporale et unum vestimentum mea apud Londonias. Volo quod psalterium meum glosatum vendatur alicui personi (sic), plus offerenti pro eodem, et de pecuniis inde provenientibus ibi seu vestimenta mea emantur .et ecclesie de Gaynesburgh imperpetuam (sic) memoriam pro anima mea et Johannis Spryngthorp donentur. Et dictos Willelmum Prestwik, Thomam Smyth, Nicholaum, Robertum,
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et Willelmum Dent, executores meos facio. Testibus, Johanne Frank', Johanne Mapylton, magistro Nicholao Stokys, Nicholao Wymbusshe, Roberto Monter. Datum Londiniis. [Proved 17 Nov., 1432.]
XXII. THE WILL OF EGBERT FITZHUGH, BISHOP OF LONDON.*
[Lambeth Wills, Beg. Chichele, i, 457.]
In Dei nomine Amen. Cum breves dies hominis sint et apud Deum solum sit numerus mensium ejus, Qui inpreteribiles vite terminos constituit mortalibus universis, ne, cum venerit quasi fur dies Domini sonueritque michi terribilis ille mortis clangor, caducis et momentaneis exteriorum curis cogatur animus implicari, ego, Robertus, inutilis ecclesie Londoniensis minister, vocatus episcopus de speciali sanctissimi domini Eugenii divina providencia pape quarti licencia, vive vocis oraculo michi data, condo testamentum meum et meam volun- tatem ultimam per hunc modum. In primis, lego animam meam Deo Omnipotenti, creatori suo, et Ejus misericordie iafinite, corpusque meum sepeliendum, si in Anglia vel prope ad tres dietas me mori contigerit, in ecclesia Sancti Pauli Lou don., supra chorum ante magnum altare, si non per me contingat prius fabricari de novo sedem episcopalem, sub qua, eo casu, sepiliri, si congrue fieri poterit, volo et opto. Item, volo quod post funeralia mea que, salva honestate ecclesie, fiant nee ponipose, de omnibus bonis meis primo debita mea persolvantur plenarie. Item et post hec, lego ecclesie Sancti Pauli London, mitram et omnia insignia mea pontificalia preter anulum meum pontificalem, quern super capsam Sancti Erkenwaldi figi et ibidem remanere imperpetuum volo, de illo anulo dico quern a domiuio Venetorum habui. Item, lego eidem ecclesie vestimentum cum apparatu diaconi et subdiaconi que a domino et patre meo legata habui. Item, si antequam ad Basileamf venero, vel antequam equos meos aut remisero aut veudidero, me mori contingat, lego cuilibet familiarium meorum equum quern equitat, et cuilibet scutifero xl s., cuilibet valetto viginti solidos, ac cuilibet inferior! servienti meo proprio xiij s. iiij d. Item, lego Willelmo Egmanton portiphorium meum parvum et minus missale, ac unum apparatum misse pro sacerdote, et librum qui dicitur Pupilla oculi. Item, lego magistro Willelmo Elot Bibliam meam minorem. Item, lego eidem librum qui dicitur Summa Confessorum, ac parvum
* Son of Henry, (third) Lord Fitzhugh of Kavensworth, by Elizabeth Marmion, heiress of Tanfield. Master of King's Hall, Cambridge, Chancellor. Bishop of London, 16 Sept., 1431. Buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. (See Dictionary of National Biography.)
f The Council of Bale sat from 23 July, 1431, to May, 1443.
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libellum, scilicet Flores Benedicti. Item, lego magistro Roberto Galyon, cancellario meo, utmm ciphum argenteum et deauratum coopertum, et limphatorium deauratum pro aqua. Item, lego magistro Thome Mordon, senescallo hospicii mei,unum bassinum seu pelvim cum aquario de argento, unum ciphum argenteum deauratum coopertum, unam cameram integram cum lecto de viridi. Item, lego Willelmo Holgrave, civi et draperio London., fidelissimo amico et servitori meo, unam cameram cum lecto integram de rubeo, unam ollam argenteam, unum ciphum argenteum coopertum, et xx li. Item, lego Matilde, uxori sue, unum ciphum argenteum coopertum et xij cocliaria argentea. Item, lego domino Fitzhugh, fratri meo, lectum meum de tapstriwerke cum leonibus et pelicano superius. Item, lego sorori mee, uxori ejus, par precum de corallo cum gaudys de auro, et optimum anulum meum. Item, lego cuilibet sororum mearum unum anulum geminatum. Residuum vero bonorum meorum do et lego magistro Roberto Galyon, magistro Thome Mordon, Willelmo Egmanton, Roberto Danby, et Willelmo Holgrave, quos constituo hujus mei testamenti et mee ultime voluntatis executores, ut ipsi de eisdem bonis disponant pro salute anime mee in missis et elemosinis ac aliis piis operibus. In cujus rei testimonium hoc presens testamentum meum manu mea scripsi et sigillo meo signavi. Dat. Dovorrie, xv Junii, A.D. 1434. Item, lego Roberto Danby prefato unum [ciphum] argenteum coopertum, vocatum the belle, et ad formam campane formatum. Item, lego librarie communi Universitatis Cante- brigie Textum Moralium Philosophie. Item, Codeton super quatuor libros sentenciarum. Item, lego ecclesie Christi Can- tuarie exposicionem de PatreW super librum Numeri et Ruth. Item, unum aulare seu apparatum de rubeo worstede pro aula, que vocatur \e table vel misericordia, in qua comedunt monachi carnes, videlicet, extra refectorium. Item, lego Galfrido fratri meo, militi, vj discos argenteos, iij salsaria, unam ollam argenteam, unum ciphum argenteum deauratum coopertum. Item, lego magistro Waltero Belt librum de Pastoribus, Omelijs, Dialogis, et super Gantica, in uno volumine. [Proved 13 Feb., 1435-6, by the executors named.]
XXIII. THE WILL OP EGBERT PRENDE, CANON OP HOWDEN. [Luffenam, 20.]
6 Nov., 1435. Robertus Frende de Houeden, canonicus. Lego ad ecclesiam Beate Marie de Waltham summo altari unum librum missale, calicem, et meum vestimentum sacer- dotale, in honore Dei et Beate Marie, et antifenarium (sic] meum remanena in choro ejusdem ecclesie. Do unum gradale ad ecclesiam in qua baptizatus fui. Do Ricardo, consanguineo
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meo, uni executorum meorum, omnia ilia tenementa que liabeo infra dominia de Houeden et Cotnesse in comitatu Ebor., ac omnia ilia tenementa que descendebant jure hereditario in partibus australibus, videlicet, in villa vocata Brensby, et omnia carucas, plaustra, carectas cum suis tenementis (sic], tarn cum equis quam cum bobus, apud Waltham et Cotnesse, et omnia utilensia mea apud Houeden et Waltham. Johanni Gargrave j crateram cum coopertorio argenti. Roberto Connestable unam aliam peciam cum coopertorio de argento. Stephano, servienti meo, pro suo bono servicio michi facto, x li. Johanni Sharp, meo famulo, xli et unum gregium equum cum sella. Willelmo Gye, clerico meo, x marcas et alium equum meuin, bay coloris, cum sella. Willelmo Askby meum portativum me ministrum fieri sacerdotem* pro sua diligenti labore [in] infirmitate mea, et ut ipse diligenter quotidie pro me ad Deum oraret. Bicardo Laverok de Houeden, servienti meo, xl s. Willelmo Kesteven et Agneti, uxori ejus, xl s. Thome Lasyng, servienti meo, vj s. viij d. Residuum bonorum meorum do Johanni Gargrave, Roberto Connestable, et Ricardo predicto, executoribus meis. Datum apud Sonnynges.
[Proved 10 Dec., 1435, by Richard Arnesby, kinsman of the deceased, with power reserved, etc.]
XXIV. ADMINISTRATION OP GOODS OP THOMAS ALMAYNE
alias CLARK, OP RIPON. [Rous, 16.]
I March, 1440-1. Commission issued to John Almayne, kinsman of the deceased.
XXV. THE WILL OP ROBERT LAMBTON, OP LAMBTON, GENTLEMAN.
[Rous, 15.]
II Marcii, 1442-3. Robertus Lambton de Lambton in episcopatu Dunelmensi, gentilman. Sep. in ecclesia domus Fratrum Camelitarum Londin., juxta sepulturam Willelmi Lambton, patris mei. Fabrice ejusdem ecclesie, xls. Ad inveniendum unum capellanum, Fratrum Carmelitarum, ejusdem domus, ad celebrandum in eadem ecclesia per unum annum integrum x marcas. t Lego societati mee in Furnivales- ynne, London., xx s. Willelmo Warner, civi et cissori London., et Cristine, uxori ejus, c s. Perdono Johanni Grymstone, civi et pellipario London., debitum quod michi debet. Johanni Hitte, servienti ejus, nuper servienti meo, xx s. et meam zonam de serico, hernesitam'cum argento. Johanne,
* Me m'istr' fieri sac'd'. f Legacies to St. Dunstan's-in-Fletestrete, and St. Andrew's, Holborn, omitted.
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uxori mee, cli., et omnia hustilmenta, utensilia, et necessaria aule, camere, coquine, et pincerie mee, in Lambton, tam in jocalibus quam in aliis rebus quibuscumque, eisdem spectan- tibus, mea maxima pecia argenti stante cooperta tantummodo excepta. Johanne Fetherstaynhagh' vidue, xli. Thome, filio ejusdem Johanne, xli. Cuilibet fratrum ejusdem Thome, xls. Pardono cuilibet tenencium meorum totum debitum quod michi debet. Johanni Wright, servienti meo, de Lambton, cs. Johanni Tomson, xl s. Odardo Tomson, xx s. Roberto Peper, xl s., et meum equum nigrum monoculum. Thome Taylor, xiij s. iiij d. Margarete Forster, servienti mee, xl s. Mar- garete, filie [blank] Huchenson, xiij s. iiij d. Alicie Wryght, xiij s. iiij d. Roberto Bratingham et uxori ejus, xl s. Odardo Symson, servienti meo, x li. et meum bawdryk argenti. Willelmo Dryclyff et uxori ejus, xx s. Cuilibet filiolorum meorum, vj s. viij d. Summo altari ecclesie de Chester in episcopatu predicto, xx s. Cuilibet capellano ejusdem ecclesie, ad exorandum pro anima mea, iij s. iiij d., et utrique clericorum parochialium ibidem, xx d. Ad inveniendum unum capellanum celebraturum in predicta ecclesia de Chester per tres annos integros, xvj li. Thomasine Bothe, c s. Alicie Lambton, sorori mee, tam pro parte mea quam pro toto legato per patrem meum sibi facto, cli. Johanni Lambton, fratri meo, militi de Rodes, c marcas. Willelmo Lambton,* fratri meo, xx li. Perdono Thome Lambton, fratri meo, totum debitum quod michi debet, et lego eidem, c s., et predictam peciam meam stantem. Johanni Nicolson, clerico meo, xx s. Roberto White, xxs. Perdono Johanni Solet et Henrico Smyth totum quod michi debent. Quoad omnia animalia mea, per me quibuscunque prestita, do eadem ea habentibus ad inde faciendum suam liberam voluntatem. Thome Pencher, civi et aurifabro London., x marcas. Residuum omnium bonorum meorum do executoribus meis ad disponendum pro anima mea; et facio meos executores predictum Willelmum Lambton, fratrem meum, Johannem Borell', gentilman, Robertum Milne, clericum, et predictum Odardum Symson ; et supervisores istius testamenti, dominum Willelmum, Lincolnie episcopum,t et Radulphum, dominum de Cromwell, thesau- rarium Anglie.
[Proved 9 April, 1443, by the said William Lambton.]
* Son of William Lambton of Lambton. He died without issue. From his brother, who succeeded him, the Earl of Durham descends in direct male line, t William Alnwick.
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XXVI. THE WILL OF PETER DE TASTAfi',* PROVOST OF BEVKRLEY.
[Godyn, 19.]
17 Jan., 1466-7, London. Petrus de Tastar', prepositus ecclesie collegiate Beati Johannis Beverlacensis, commendo
animam meam Sanctissime Trinitati , Beatis Michaeli,
Gabrieli, Raphael!, et omnibus sanctis et archangelis, principi apostolorum Petro, doctori gencium Paulo, Beato Johanni Evangeliste, Jacobo et Andree, ceterisque apostolis et evan- gelistis, Beatis Stephano, Laurencio, Vincencio, Saturnino, gloriosis martiribus, et toti curie celestium civium, cum Deo jugiter regiiancium. Volo corpus meum sepeliri debere in ecclesia Beati Jacobi de Garlekhithe, London., et hoc si contingat me obire in civitate London.; hoc excepto quod, si contingat me mori in domo Ordinis Fratrum Heremitarum Sancti Augustini, volo omnimodo sepeliri in ecclesia ipsorum Fratrum London. Sed si contingat me obire in aliquo bene- ficiorum meorum, tune ibidem volo sepeliri ubi continget me decedere. Volo quod, die sepulture mee, seu postquam cito noticia mei decessus ad executores meos pervenerit, distii- buantur in elemosinis, exequiis, et piis operibus, xx li. Fratribus de Ordine Predicatorum, London., xx s.f Volo quod fiant exequie mortuorum die tricesimo et fine anni primi quo fuero defunctus in loco sepulture mee. Nolo tamen quod fiant expense inutiles pro aliqua pompa mundana, sed solum pro ministris ecclesie et Dei pauperibus. Volo quod ematur unum apparamentum sacerdotale, quod Anglice appellatur a sute, videlicet, tres cape, duo rocheti, et alia necessaria, ad valorem xx li., et quod detur ecclesie mee de Leighton Busard. Eidem ecclesie missale meum optimum, pro quo solvi xij marcas, ut remaneat perpetuo in dicta ecclesia. Volo quod emantur duo antiphonarii ad valorem viij marcarum, et ambo dentur ad servicium ecclesie mee de Chartham in Kancia. Volo quod ematur unum missale ad valorem x marcarum, et quod detur ecclesie de Chartham. Willelmo Pyneu, servitori meo, xli. Domino Eaymundo Bernard, presbitero, meum portiforium alias portuous, pro quo solvi viij marcas. Item, ordino quod calix meus detur ad servicium ipsius ecclesie in qua corpus meum contigerit sepeliri. Johanni Gaucem, servitori meo, xvli. [et] meliorem lectum meum cum uno coopertorio de tapissaria, quod habeo in domo, cum curtinis meis et sobreseu melioribus, [necnon] unum ciphum deauratum, stantem supra tres pedes,
* Peter Taster, dean of St. Savien, Bordeaux, was collated to the provostry of Beverley by Archbishop Neville on Sept. 29, 1465 (Reg. Georgii Neville, to. 2d). There is an account of him in the Beverley Chapter Act Book, ii, p. xci.
t Legacies to the friars of all the other orders in London, and to the prisoners of the King's Bench Prison, etc.
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quern emi ab uxore Willelmi de Linis. Philippe de la Plassa, servitori meo, xli. Volo quod in ecclesia in qua continget corpus meum sepeliri ordinetur unus presbiter, qui ibidem serviat in divinis officiis per spacium quinque annorum, datis presbitero hujusmodi pro singulis annis x marcis. Volo quod in ecclesia mea de Chartham ordinetur unus sacerdos qui ibidem per triennium resideat et eidem ecclesie in divinis deserviat officiis unacum aliis, ita tamen quod duobus primis annis celebret in predicta ecclesia, et tercio anno dumtaxat celebret in capella de Horton, ab ecclesia supradicta dependenti; et hujusmodi presbitero singulis annis dentur x marce; et in hoc preferatur presbiter suus serviens apud Chartham. Ecclesie mee quondam Sancti Jacobi de Garlek- hithe, London., xxli., quas volo expendi in reparacionibus et ornamentis, eidem ecclesie necessariis; primo solutis tamen decem libris quas dicta ecclesia michi debet ex mutuo pro reparacione cantarie vocate Oxenford. Georgio Bushett, servitori meo, xxli., pro gratuitis serviciis per ipsum michi impensis. Item, plus unam obligacionem Thome Fox. Item, volo quod ematur unus calix deauratus, ponderis trium marcarum de Troia, ad servicium Dei in ecclesia mea de Westbedwyn, in comitatu Wiltshirie.. Volo quod frater Nandinus, Ordinis Heremitarum, nacione Burdegalensi, habeat de bonis meis iiij nobilia. Willelmo Gassias, scolari, nepoti meo, librum meum Decretorum, Decretales, Sextum, et Cle- mentinas meas meliores, [et] xx marcas. Willelmo Fersdon, servitori meo, x marcas. Willelmo Barbor, servitori meo, iij li. Willelmo Petitt, servitori meo, iiij marcas. Willelmo Drury, servitori meo, xl s. Servitori meo, Gilberto, xx s. Ricardo de Beverlaco, servitori meo, xx s. Ricardo de Kancia, custodi equorum meorum, xx s. Volo quod Ricardus Charnok, puer meus, teneatur ad scolas grammaticales per biennium expensis meis, et quod nutriatur et vestiatur honeste de bonis meis, dum tamen fuerit in servicio meo tempore mortis mee. Henrico, coco meo, xxs. Facio executores meos magistrum Thomam Kent, utriusque juris doctorem, Willelmum Essex, rememora- torem domini nostri regis, magistrum Guillelmum de Lacuna, juris canonici bacallarium, dominum Raymundum Bernard, presbiterum, et Johannem Gaucem servitores meos. Rogo tamen eos quod si aliqua bona restant, complete isto meo testamento, quod habeant respectum ad beneficia mea in dis- tribucione ipsorum et ad pauperes Christi et ad servitores meos. Volo quod de bonis Bartholomei de Albernia dentur xxli., intra bona mea existentes, reverendo fratri, Dominico de Scog'umanno, magistro in theologia, ad orandum pro anima ejusdem Bartholomei, Ordinis Heremitarum Sancti Augustini,
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ad quod faciendum consensit Amaneu Bertet coexecutor meus in bonis dicti Bartholomei. Magistro Guillelmo de Lacuna librum meum Biblie, ad orandum pro anima mea. Raymundo Rossen, moranti Calesii, xli. Memorandum quod de bonis Bartholomei de Albernia deliberavi domino de Kendall, filio domini capitalis, dum idem dominus de Kendall erat London., 1 marcas, ut michi videtur pro bono pacis et confirmacione bonorum predicti Bartholomei, quia predictus dominus de Kendall pretendebat se habere interesse in hujusmodi bonis ; super hoc tamen non sum certus, sed dubito aliquando an pro conservacione bonorum meorum quia idem dominus de Kendall a me intendebat petere mutuo pecunias, eidem domino deliberaverim predictas 1 marcas, hinc est volo quod de bonis meis propriis distribuantur pro salute animarum predicti Bartholomei et mei ipsius 1 marce.
[Proved 13 July, 1467.]
XXVII. THE WILL OP AGNES STAPILTON, WIDOW.*
[Luffenam, 35.]
27 Mar., 1448. Agnes Stapilton, vidua, nuperuxor Briani Stapilton, militis. Lego corpus meum sepeliendum in ecclesia Fratrum Predicatorum in civitate Eboracensi juxta sepulturam dicti Briani. Priori dicte domus v marcas. Ad distribuendum inter pauperes die sepulture mee, xxxiij s. iiij d.f Fratribus Ordinis Augustinensis in Staunford, xs. Cuilibet quatuor Ordi- num Fratrum in Lincolnia, vj s. viij d. Cuilibet domorum vocata- rum Charterhouses in Anglia, xxxiij s. iiij d. Ministratori et Fratribus domus Sancti Roberti in Knasburgh, xx s. Johanni Tymble, capellano, vj s. viij d. Johanni, capellano in capella Beate Marie Magdalene in Bboraco, vj s. viij d. Johanni Witton, capellano, xiij s. iiij d. Ad distribuendum inter viginti alios capellanos, vj s. viij d. Fratri Johanni Orre de domo Fratrum Predicatorum in Eboraco, vj s. viij d. Fratri Johanni Thurlowe, vj s. viij d. Abbatisse de Denney, unum crucifixem (sic] et unum librum de Frensshe. Monialibus de Synynghwayte, xxs., et librum meum vocatum Bonaventure. Monialibus de Arthyngton, xx s. et librum meum vocatum Prik of conscience. Monialibus de Ayssheholt, xx s. et librum meum vocatum Chastisyng of goddeschildern. Monialibus de Nunne Monkton, xxs., et librum meum vocatum Vice and
* Daughter and heiress of Sir John Godard, and widow of Sir Brian Stapleton of Carlton, who died 1417 and was buried in the Church of the Friars Preachers at York. She had a son Sir Brian, a daughter Elizabeth who married Sir William Plumpton, and a daughter Joan who married Sir William Ingleby.
f Legacies to other friars omitted.
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vertues. Domine Johanne Ynggelby, filie mee, unum mantel! um furratum cum menyvere, duo optima mea capucia, j barbe et j kerchief de kyrspe et j cry mill' kerchief. Matilde Wadesley, sorori mee, meam optimam togam furratam cum menyvere et meam sellam cum novo apparatu. Willelmo Plumpton, militi, unum librum cum Orisons. Roberto Plumpton, filio ejusdem Willelmi, unum magnum yverycombe. Willelmo Plumpton, filio dicti Willelmi Plumpton, meum magnum psalterium. Margarete Darell unum par de tyres cum duobus paribus de edges, et unam parvam cistam coopertam cum panno operate in le stole. Isabelle Plumpton, unam latam zonam de nigro serico, garnisatam cum argento deaurato, et meam parvam murram. Agneti Plumpton, unam nigram zonam, garnisatam cum argento deaurato, unum librum de Frensshe. Elizabethe et Johanne Plumpton unam zonam de blodio et unam zonam de nigro serico, garnisatas cum argento deaurato. Agneti Ynggelby, meum primarium cum duobus clapsis (sic). Elene Ynggelby, meum librum de Frensshe de Vita Sanctorum. Katerine Yngelby decem opera de peerle. Johanni Yngelby unum par precum de argento cum gaudeis deauratis. Isabelle Thwate unum par precnm de coral lo cum gaudeis de auro. Magistro Greorgio Plumpton unum anulum de auro cum ij ymaginibus in eodem. Elizabethe Bekwyth unum cor de auro enameld cum blodio et nigro. Domine Elizabethe Maudesley unam flammiolam de lawne, unam de Raynes, et duas de smal barbes, et unum anulum de auro cum ymagine Trinitatis. Facio executorea meos dominam Johannam Ynggelby, viduam,et Brianum Stapilton, militem, filium meum.
[Proved 1 April, 1448, by Sir Brian Stapilton, with power reserved, etc.]
XXVIII. THE WILL OP ROBERT ROOS, KNIGHT.*
[Lambeth Wills, Beg. Stafford, 170.]
In Dei nomine Amen. Die Sabbati, xxviij0 die mensis Decembris, A.D. m°ccccmoxlviij, ego Robertus Roos, miles, films Willelmi, nuper domini de Roos, etc., compos mentis et sane memorie, condo testamentum meum in hunc modum. In primis, lego animam meam Deo Omnipotenti, Beate Marie, et omnibus Sanctis ejus, et corpus meum sepeliendum in ecclesia Beate Marie de Pipewelle, in diocesi Lincolnie; ad cujus honorem dicte ecclesie Beate Marie do et lego unam magnam crucem argenteam et deauratam, et duo candelabra argeutea magna cum duobus fiolis argenteis, simul cum uno vestimento sacerdotali, diaconali, et subdiaconali, videlicet,
* Probably son of William, seventh Lord Boos of Helmsley, and Margaret Arundel ; and brother of John, eighth, and Thomas, ninth Lords.
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panni aurati rubei coloris. Item, lego dicte ecclesie ejusdem abbathie pro celebracione missarum et observacione dierum obitus mei xx*1 li. Item, lego ecclesie cathedral! Cicestrensi duo torticia magna. Item, lego ecclesie Beate Marie de Suthwyk unam situlam pro aqua benedicta imponenda, videlicet, de argento, cum uno aspersorio pro eadem de argento. Item, volo ut sint xxiiijor pauperes noviter vestiti ad portandum xxiiijor luminaria de cera. Item, lego sacerdotibus ad celebrandum et exorandum pro salute anime mee xxx^li. Item, lego ad distribuendum inter pauperes et pios usus vj li. xiij s. iiij d. Item, lego servientibus meis, officiariis in hospicio meo secundum gradum et condiciones eorundem per discrecionem et visum executorum meorum c marcas, et volo quod f eoffati mei in manerio meo de Gayton cum pertinenciis faciant statum executoribus meis ut ipsi perimpleant voluntatem et intencionem meain quo ad sustentacionem filiorum meorum. Item, volo et ordino quod omnia debita mea vera et probabilia ante omnia persolvantur. Residuum vero omnium bonorum meorum non legatorum volo et (sic] disponendum juxta ordinacionem executorum meorum pro missis celebrandis ac pro sustentacione et subvencione filiorum meorum, videlicet, Henrici et Johannis, et Alianore, filie mee, et in aliis piis usibus convertendum. Hujus autem presentis testamenti ordino et constituo Annam, uxorem meam, unacum aliis executoribus subscriptis, quos meos constituo executores, videlicet, Nicholaum Husey, Johannem Merbery, Robertum Wesenham, et Willelmum Austyn, armigeros. In quorum omnium testimonium huic presenti testamento meo sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus, domino priore prioratus Beate Marie de Suthwyke, Roberto Lathbury, armigero, et domino Johanne Clerk, capellano et multis aliis. Dat. die et anno supradictis.
[Proved 28 Jan., 1448-9, and afterwards 21 Feb., 1448-9].
XXIX. THE WILL OP WILLIAM DE LA POLE, DUKE OP SUFFOLK.*
[Lambeth Wills, Stafford, 1896.]
.In the name of ye Fader Son & Holy Goost, oon God in three persones. Be it knowen to al Crysten men that these
* Younger son of Michael de la Pole, second Earl of Suffolk, and Katherine, daughter of Hugh, second Earl of Stafford. He succeeded his brother, Michael, third Earl of Suffolk, who was slain at Agincourt, aged 19. He was in the French wars, and brought over Margaret of Anjou to England. He was created Marquis of Suffolk, 14 Sept., 1444, and Duke of Suffolk, 2 July, 1448. E.G. 1421. He was impeached and banished for five years, but was beheaded on his way to the Continent in a small boat, 2 May, 1450. Buried at Wingfield. He married Alice, daughter of Thomas Chaucer of Ewelme, widow of Thomas Montacute, fourth Earl of Salisbury. (See Dictionary of National Biography and Hope's Garttr Plates.)
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presentez shal hereafter here or see, that y, William de la pole, Due, Marques, and Brie of Suffolk, in good hele of my body and in my good mynde ye xvij day of Janyuer, the xxvi;jthe yere of kynge Henry the vjte (1448-9), and of oure lord m'ccccxlviij, make my testament in the wyse that f olweth. First y bequethe my soule to ye hieghnesse and mercy of Hym that made it and that so mervousely bought it with his preciouse blode, and my wretched body to be beryed in my Charterhouse at Hulle, where y wol my ymage and stone be made and the ymage of my best beloved wyf by me, she to be there with me yf she lust, my said sepulture to be made by her discretion in ye said Charterhouse where she shal thinke best, in caas be yat in my dayes it be not made nor begonne ; desiringe, yf it may, to lye so as the masses that y have perpetuelly founded there for my said best beloved wyf and me may be daily songen over me. And also ye day of my funeralx, the day of my berieng, that ye charge thereof be bysette upon pore creatures to pray for me, and in no pompes nor pryJe of ye world. Also y wol yat my londes and goodes be disposed after that that y have disposed them in my last wille of ye date of these presentez, and only ordeyne my said best beloved wyfe my sole executrice, beseching her at ye reverence of God to take ye charge upon her for the wele of my soule, for above al the erthe my singuler trust is moost in her, and y wol for her ease, yf she wol and elles nought, that she may take unto her such on personne as she lust to name, to helpe her in yexecution yerof for her ease, to laboure under her as she wold commande hym. And last of al with the blessing of God and of me, as hertely as y can yeve it to my dere and trew son, y bequethe betwene hym and his moder love and al good accorde and yeve hym her hoolly, and for a remembraunce my gret balays to my said son. Writen and singned with myn hande and name, and sealed with ye sealle of myn armez, ye xvij day of Janyuere ye regne of kyng Henry ye Sixte, and ye yere of oure Lord abovesaid.
[3 June, 1450. Commission issued to Eobert Wode, bachelor of law, rector of Ewelme, and Robert Takyll, M.A., rector of Merssh, to prove the above will.
Certificate of such proof in Ewelme Parish Church, 23 June, and grant of administration to Alice, the relict and executrix named, under the seal of John Stokes, archdeacon of Ely, dated 30 June, 1450.]
XXX. THE WILL OP JOHN MAEESCHALL, OP HULL.
[Wattys, 12.]
Sept., 1450. Johannes Mareschall. Sep. in capella ecclesie Beate Marie in villa de Kyngeston super Hull, prope sepulturam patris mei, si me ibidem mori contigerit ; si autem
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infra civitatem London., volo quod corpus meum sepeliatur infra capellam Beate Marie in Ordine Fratrum Minorum London., videlicet, prope ymaginem Beate Marie, in muro boreali ejusdem capelle. Magistris Godard et Kiry, utrique eorum, vj s. viij d., ut orent pro anima mea. Cuilibet f ratri ejusdem Ordinis qui afEuerit sepulture mee, iiij d. Fabrice ecclesie Marie Magdalene, apud finem de Oldefisshestrete, xx s., ut rector vel parochialis presbiter oret pro me. Volo quod tenementum meum in Hull vendatur et quod duo capellani conducantur pro salario competente ad celebrandum in capella predicta in Hull, quousque moneta totaliter expendetur, pro animabus Willelmi Wylton et Agnetis, uxoris sue, pro- genitorum meorum, Ricardi Mareschall, patris mei et Elene, uxoris sue, matris mee, et Agnetis et Alicie, filiarum ejusdem Willelmi. Roberto Dalehouse v marcas, et unam togam penulatam. Summo altari ecclesie Marie Magdalene predicte pro decimis oblitis, xx s. Fabrice ejusdem ecclesie, xx s. Capellano parochiali ibidem, iij s. iiij d., et cuilibet capellano ejusdem ecclesie et clerico, xij d. Ad distribuendum inter pauperes parochianos, xs. Operi Sancti Pauli London., vj s. viij d. Capellanis et clericis Fraternitatis de Jesu ut celebrent pro me, vj s. viij d. Magistro Bury, doctori Augustinensi, vj s. viij d. Duobus capellanis de le Charnell in cimiterio Sancti Pauli, utrique eorum, vj s. viij d. Fratribus Predicatoribus Oxonie, ut orent pro me, iij s. iiij d.* Constituo executorem meum prefatum Robertum Dalehous. (.Proved 5 Nov., 1471.]
XXXI. THE WILL OF THOMAS THRUSTON, RECTOR OF ROKESBY. [Stokton, 1.]
7 May, 1454. Dominus Thomas Thruston, rector ecclesie parochialis de Rokeby. Sep. in cancello ejusdem ecclesie. Fabrice de Rokeby, xl s. Domino Willelmo Bosse, x marcas et omnes libros meos et unam crumenam argenteam. Nicholao Cawley meam rubeam togam de scarlet. Item, quatuor Ordinibus Fratrum, xx s. Johanni Howette, xx s. Willelmo Howette, vj s. viij d. Johanni Wykus, vj s. viij d. Cuilibet filiolo meo unam ovem. Laurencio Deyston, vj s. viij d. Roberto Grilberte, unam vaccam sex solidorum octo denariorum. Johanni Tubney, unam vaccam sex solidorum et octo denariorum. Residuum vero omnium bonorum meorum do domino Willelmo Bosse, capellano parochiali de Rokeby, et Thome Thruston, filio Simonis Thruston, executoribus meis.
[Proved 25 Nov., 1454, by Thomas Thruston, with power reserved, etc.] * Legacies to London Friars, etc., omitted,
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XXXII. THE WILL OF ROBERT THWAYTES, CLEEK.
[Stokton, 26.]
26 Aug., 1458. Robertas Thawites, clericus. Sep. in chore ecclesie Collegiate de Aukeland Sancti Andree. Summo altari in eadem ecclesia unum vestimentum de novo. Summo altari Sancti Cuthberti ibidem unum missale. Ordino reverend um in Christo patrem et dominum Willelmum, Eliensem episcopum, ac Henricum Thawytes et Ricardum Thawytes, f ratres meos, executores meos in partibus australibus et partibus borealibus. Hiis testibus, domino Roberto Symson
et domino Johanne Blakwell capellanis, et Ricardo [
blotted and illegible . . . . ] clerico et multis aliis.
[Proved 31 Oct., 1458, by Richard Thawytes.]
XXXIII. THE WILL OP HENRY BROMPLETE, LORD VESCY OP LONDESBO ROUGH.
[Godyn, 26.]
21 May, 6 Bdw. IV (1466). *Henry Brounflete, knyght, Lord Vessey. To be buried in the church of the Whyte freres in London, wherof and of alle the ordure of the same within the realme of Englond, I, the said Lord Vessy, am principall founduor, in suche place of the same churche to be buried as by thaduyce of Thomas Ryppllingham and William Rylston, two of myn executours, shalbe most thought convenent. To the hous of the said freres in London, xli. To every ordure of the freres in London xx d., the which shalbe at my beriall. Also I will yat myn executours reward my servauntes suche as happen to be with me at the tyme of my deth, yat is to saye, every gentilman x marc, and every yoman v marc, and every grome xxxiij s. iiij d. To Mawde the wife of Thomas Gowsell,vmarc. I make myn executours Thomas Rypplyngham, William Rylston and John Fereby, sum tyme my servaunt, the survivor of the same, Sir Simon Hothom, parson of Bletsowe, sum tyme my chapleyn. 1 will yat all the lord- shippe^ londe, etc., I to my use been seised of, yfc is to wit the maners of Lonsbourgh in the countie of Yorke and of Brompton, Aton, Malton, Wellom, Sutton, Wivethorp, Wykham, Brounflete, and Bardelby in the county aforesaid shall remayne to my doughter Margaret and to the heires of hir body, and as to all other my lordshippes, etc., which at any tyme were myn in fee simple, as in North Cave, Clif, and Clif
* Summoned to Parliament 24 Jan., 1449. His wife was Eleanor, daughter of William Lord Fitzhugh. His daughter Margaret was wife of John Lord Clifford, killed at Towton, and mother of the " Shepherd Lord." She afterwards married Sir Lancelot Threlkeld. He married first Joan, daughter of Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent.
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Wighton, Burneby, Fangfosse, Ellerker, Brantingham, Faxflet, Weton, Esthorp, Lonsbourgh, Holme, Brompton and Gateforth shalbe sold. And as to alle other ray lordshippes, etc., as the manor of W ymington in the countie of Bedford and alle other my landes in the counties of Northampton, Bedford and Bukkyngham, as by me at the tyme of my deth doth happen not to be solde shalbe sold by myn executours. And as to a certeyn tenement in Kyngeston uppon Hulle be also sold and that aswell all the revenue and the money for the salle of all the said lordshippes, etc., be restreyned and disposed for the wele of my soule, as in chantres and other werkes of charite according to my last wille to them declared. I will yat myn executours pay to the parsonne of All halow the lytle for the oblacon afore forgoten and unpaied by me iiij marc, also to the reparacon of the same church xl s. Also to Alhalowen the more xls. Also to the house of Fereby a pasture called Bagflete and my lond in Drewton in the couute of York. I wille that myn executours do ordeyn vj prestes perpetualle to be founde to singe for my soule, my fader and my moder, of the which vj prestes I will that iiij of them be ordeyned to sing for my soule and the other too of the same vj to sing for the soules of my fader and my moder in suche place as I have afore this tyme declared to myn executours. Witenesses, Rauf Rylston, Thomas Rypplyngham, and William Rylston, etc.
[Proved last Jan., 1468-9.]
XXXIV. THE WILL OP ELIZABETH, LADY WELLES.*
[Godyn, 31.]
2 Oct., 1470. Dame Elizabeth Welles, lady Welles. My body to be buried in the church of Freres of our Lady of Dancastre, where the body of Sir Robert Welles, knyght, late my husband, lieth buried, or ell where by the discrecon of myn executors. And after that my body be buried I wol that all my dettesin which I am rightfully bounden that they be paied. Also I bequeth to the prior and covent of the said Freres if my body there be buried so that they devoutly pray for my soule and the soule of the said Robert and all Cristen soules, x li. And in caas my body be not buried in the said church of Freres thanne I wol that ye same xli. be disposed aswell for my buriyng where my body shall happe to lye as other wise by the discrecon of myn executors. I bequeth to Alice Walton, my gentilwoman, a gowne of blewe furred with grey, a peyr of
* Daughter of John Bourchier, Lord Berners. She married Sir Robert Welles, who, with his father, Lord Willoughby and Welles, was executed by Edward IV in 1469, for rebellion. She was buried at the Carmelites Friars, at Doncaster.
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tyres of gold, a gurdill of white damask werk harneysed with silver and over gilt, and in money xx s. To Thomas Turnay, gentilman, a crosse and iij smale cheynes of gold. I wol that Sir William, chapeleyn, have for his salary to hym by my dieu at the fest of Saint Mighell last passed, xxxvj s. viij d. Also that myn executors fynde hym to syng for my soule and for the soules of my late husband and all Cristen people passid to God by half a yere next my decesse at parish church of Saint Botulf at Boston, paying hym for his salary xxxvj s. viij d. To William Sendell xl s. over his wages, a white hangyng for a bedde, that is to saye, a celour and testour with curteyns and a fetherbed with a bolster. To William Kyng, my servaunt, xxvj s. viij d. over his wages. To Thomas Halkyngton, my servaunt, xiij s. iiij d. over his wages. The residue of all my goodes I yeve and bequeth unto myn executors, so that they dispose it for my soule and the soules of my said husband and all Cristen people passed to God as to them shall seme moost to the pleasur of God and profute of my soule. And I make myn executors my goode and gracious lady and modir, Dame Margery, Lady Berners, and my brother, Sir Humfrey Bowgchier, knyght, the said Thomas Tournay and William Sendell. Ferthermore I give and require all the persones which been enfeoffed in the lyvelode late of my said husband, that they see that his dettes be content in as goodely hast as
they can.
[Proved 8 Oct., 1470.]
XXXV. THE WILL OP DAME JANE NEVILE.*
[Godyn, 31.]
2 Oct., 1470. Dame Jane Nevill, widowe. To be buried in the chapell of our lady within the College of Warrewik wher the body of Sir Herry Nevill, knyght, late my housbond, liettht buried. I bequeth unto the said college for my burying, and that the Dean and Chapitre devoutly pray for my soule and for the soules of my said housband and alle cristen people passed to God, ij gownes of blewe velvet, therof to make a vestiment and copes, on of whiche gownes belongeth unto the body of my late housband, and that other to my selfe, with ten markes in money. I wol that myne executours finde a preste in the said chapell to singe for my soule and the soules of my late housband and alle cristeyn people passed to God by iij yeres next aftre my
* Daughter of John Bourchier, Lord Berners, and widow of Sir Henry Nevile, knight, who was slain at Edgcot, near Banbury, 1469, v.p., and buried in the Beauchamp Chapel, Warwick. He was son of George Nevile, Lord Latimer, third son of Ralph Nevile, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by Joan, daughter of John of Gaunt.
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deceace. To be disposed in almesse v marc. I wol that as touching the xli. due to be paied atte the fest of Seint Martyn the Bisshop of an obligacon of c markes, in whiche my good lord and fader is bound unto Sir Robert Danby and other, be disposed aboute the performyng of my testa- ment. Also as touching the iiijxxxiiij li. to me due of my jointor atte the fest of Seint Michell be disposed by myne executours. To Philippe Godmerston, my gentilwoman, a long blak gowne furred with blak boge, a blak girdill of damaske werke harneysed with silver over gilt and a flour of gold with an emerand. To Richard Mounford, my ser- vaunt, over his wages and the money I owe hym, xls. To John Bradshawe, my servaunt, over his wages, xls. To Thomas Wright, my ser vaunt, xx s. To William Rudde, my servaunt, xx s. To Nicholas Gaydon, xiij s. iiij d. To Johanne Wever, my nors, xs. To my good and gracious lady and moder, a ryng of gold with a gret dyamond. Unto my brother, Sir Humfray Bourgchier, knyght, a rynge of gold with a floure de lice of rubies. To my brother, Thomas Bourgchier, an ouche of gold with a diamond, five rubies, and two perles. To Dame Elizabeth, lady Wellis, my suster, a flowre of gold with a rubie and two half perles. To my sonne, lord Latymer, my wedding rynge. And the residue of all my goodes I bequeth unto the disposicion of myn executours, to be disposed for my soule and the soule of my late housband. I make myne executours, Sir John Bourgchier, knyght, lord Berners my fader, Dame Margerie his wife, my moder, Thomas Bourgchier, my brother, and John Bradshaw. I wol that Sir William, which I finde nowe at Oxenford, that he ther be founde fulle with my goodes by ij yeres next. I bequeth my crisome gowne of fyne threde and lawne to the College of Warrewik to be disposed for a corpas, and my crisome cloth of fyne threde to the church of the hospitall of Welle for a corpas, and I wol that two corpas caces be made for the said corpas. I bequeth a ringe of gold with table dyamond to be offered at the shrine of Seint Thomas of Cauntbury to the honor of God, and that blissed martir, Seint Thomas. To Thomas Wright, a blak hors. To Richard Mounford, my hors called Garnett. To John Bradshawe, my best standing cuppe, with a cover. To Alianore, my long gowne, furred. To the parson of seint Marie Magdalene atte old fissh streete ende, a cruse of silver. To Huntele wife, a ring of gold, with a jacynt. To Alice Walton, a paire of tyres of gold, with muche blak silke therin. To Thomas Nevill, my son, my grete primer.
[Proved 16 October, anno supradicto.]
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XXXVI. THE WILL OF JOHN PAYNTOUR, OF HULL.
[Wattys, 12.]
25 Marche, 1473. John Payntour, of Kyngeston upon Hull, of the dioses of York, moreover lyeng in extremis in the towne of Sandwich. My body to be buried in the church yarde of Saint Clementes in Sandwich. To the vicar, xij d. To the church werkes, vj d. I wyll that myn executor give for me unto men and women in the day of my buriales in brede and ale unto the valew of iij s. I bequeth unto the pour woman, my servaunt that kepith me, above hir wages, ij s. vj d. Also I will that my ij brosshys lyeng in the keping of the wif of John Austyn of London, fishmonger, the better of them be delivered of my bequest by the handes of myn executour unto Margaret, the doughter of John Austyn, and the other droish (sic) I will that it be delivered unto Margere, the doughter of Robert Taverner of Drypoyll side beside Hull, of my bequest in lyke wise to pray for my soule. Also I bequeth that my wife have part resonable of all my goodes perteynyng to hir self or to hir houshold beyng in Hull. To Thomas Bestney vj silver spones and a coveryng to a bed of tapstry worke. To Davy White a pair of bedes. To Robert Barun, the cote of the Gracedieu, x s. To Robert Dyer, x s. To John Lott, x s. To the boye that was with hym, xs. The overplus of all my goodes I give unto Nicholas Wawner, William Townour, John Austyn, and Henry Nevell, myn executours, that they ordeyne and dispose for my soule as they woll answer afore the high Juge in hevyn. Witnesse heroff I sett unto my seale. Wrytten att Sandwich the day and yere aforesaide.
[Proved 16 Feb., 1473-4.]
XXXVII. THE WILL OF EICHARD RAWSON.*
[Logge, 16.]
8 Oct., 1483. Richard Rawson, mercer, citezen and alderman of London. To be buried in our Lady chapell within the parishe church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Milkstrete of London, before the ymage of our Lady. To the high auter of the parish church of Alholwen in Hony Lane wherof I was late a parishen, xxs. I bequeth v mark to be bestowed in byng of sume ornament and to be gevyn in the worship of God to the parish church of Saint Andrew of Friston by the water in Yorkshir. I bequeth iij li. vj s. viij d. in bying of sum ornament to be gevyn unto the parish church of Allhalowen at Castelforth in York shir. To be disposid amonges pour maidens
* He must have been a younger member of the family of Kawson of Fryston, whose pedigree is in Glover's Visitation, 351, but his name does not there appear.
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manage, pour housholders, and pour people at Pountfriet, Shirburn, Friston and Castelforth in York shir and theraboute, xxvj li. xiij s. iiij d. To be applied in a mending of Fery brigge and Catelforth brigge and high weis, xxli. To Isabel!, my wif, in name of her part and dower of all my goodes after the use of the cite of London all my hushold, my plate, my harneys and myn array belonging to myu owen body onely excepted. To A very, my son, ccli. To Christofir, my son, ccli. To John, my son, cc li. To Richard, my son, ccli. To Elizabeth, my doughter, cc li. To Alice, my doughter, cc li. I woll that Isabell, my wif, shull have cccli. to her owen use, that other cccli. shalbe disposed amonges my brethren and sisteryn and amonges my pour kyunes people, and other ccc li. egally be devyded amonges all the children of my brethren and sisteryn, and other cccli. in marying of pour maidens, relevment of pour persones and pour housholders, in amending of high noyous and jeopardous weyes and in other werkes of mercy. To my broder Robt. Rawson xxli. To my brother Jamys Rawson xx mark. To my broder Henry Rawson xx mark. To my suster Elizabeth Shawe xx mark. To my suster Kateryn Rishworth xx mark. I will that myn executors shall yerly geve a certeyn porcion of money to my sustre Elene Aylemer, to her owen use, unto the tyme that the summe of xx li. be unto her fully gevyn. To Richard Aylemer, my suster Elyn Aylemere son, my godson, x li. To every other child of the same Elene x mark. To every childe of the children of my brother Robert Rawson x mark. To everich of the children of my brother Henry Rawson v mark. To Johne Baxster, my suster doughter, iij li. vj s. viij d. To the sone of my suster Elizabeth, iij li. vj s. viij d. To my suster Margare Fisher iij li. vj s. viij d. To my godson John Fisher xl s. To my godson Richard Fisher xl s. To everich of the v other bretheryn and susteryn of the same John Fisher and Richard Fisher, xxs. To John Fisher, late alderman of London, to thentent that he take upon hym the execucion of this my testament, xxvj li. xiij s. iiij d. To Nicholas Lath ell, gentilman, to the same entent, xxvj li. xiij s. iiij d. The residue I woll shalbe divided into two egall partes, wherof I woll that Isabell, my wif, shalhave one parte, and that other parte shalbe egally disposed amonges my children. I make Isabell, my wiff, John Fisher, late alderman of London, and Nicholas Lathell, executours.
[Proved 26 Oct., 1485.]
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XXXVIII. THE WILL OP JOHN PYKERTON, OE MALPA8,
OF CAELTON, CO. NOTTS.
[Milles, 8.]
John Pykyrton, otherwise called John Malpas. Unto the churche of Carlton in Lyndrik, my hors. Also to my buryell and to pour folkes, vj s. viij d. To Sir John Wroo, parishe prest of the same churche, vj s. viij d., for to say or cause to be said xx masses for my soul. To John White, vj s. viij d. If the churche may suffre and my lord that I serve as I suppose he wull, I wuld that John White and Mawd his wife have the brigan dynes and salett and other stuff for my keping.- And yf my lord take ye stuff than I wold that he gave unto the said John White my wages that is owing unto me. I wull that Richard Hart of London shall take c sterlinges in a kist in the house of Anable Benstede at the Towr hill and devyde it betwixt my brother Hugh and my sustre Alice. And wher I promysed xxs. to M[aister] Wollis for the getting of ixli., I wull that he have none therof . Also a pair of shetes in the said Richard Hartes house to be yeven unto maistres Johane Rider, dwelling with the Duches of Norfolk. Also I wull that my stuff that is at Marworth in Kent be yeven to William Horworth. To my brother Hugh a blak gowne. The residue of my goodes I put to the will and disposicion of Richard Hart, myne executor.
[Prored 21 Jan., 1487-8.]
XXXIX. THE WILL OP HENRY HUDDLESTON, OP CUMBERLAND.
[Milles, 30.]
30 November, 1489. Herry Hudelston,* of Comberland, squier. My body to be buried in the parrish church of Seint Sepulcre withoute Newgate, in the suburbie of London, in sume place ther convenient, by the discrecon of myn executours. To the high auter of the same church, xij d. To the auter of Corpus Christi, xij d. To Robert Grene, citezin and girdeler of London, my long gowne of tawney furred with blak booge, my longe gowne of blak chamelett furred also with blak booge, my dunne gowne of tawny chamelett furred with booge, and all my Jornetf of white and grene damask. To the wife of the same Robert Grene, a litill cross (?) of goolde harnysed with siluer, a small paire of bedis of corall, with gaudees of silver and gilt, and my smale goold ringes. To Agnes Browne, doughter to the said
* The Hudleston family possessed Millum, co. Cumberland, for a lengthy period. The testator's name does not appear in the pedigree in Plantagenet Harrison's Hittory of Yorkshire. He would be a younger son.
i A sort of cloak.
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Robertes wife, a paire of bedis of calsodonye with gaudees of silver and gilt. To Sir John Hudleston, knyght, my fader, a goold ringe, whiche my lady my moder gaf me. To Herry Dykes, my servaunt, a gowne of tawny furred with blak booge. To Nicholas Dykynson, my servaunt, a longe gowne lyned. To George Dykynson, my servaunt, my gray ambeling gelding. And I wil that the Deane of the Kinges Chapell have my white ambeling hors or gilding if so be it be his duete or right, or els hit be dissposid by rnyne executour. To Katine Piron (?) a silver spone and xij d. in money. To John Skelton, hostiler, a paire of blak hosin and a dowblett of white sarsenett. The residue to the said Robert Grene to perform my will and to distribute for the helth of my soule, I make him myne executour, and Sir John Hudleston, knight, my brother, supervisour.
[Proved 12 December, anno supradicto.]
XL. THE WILL OF STEPHEN SHOTTON, OP YORK. [Vox, 16.]
8 Aug., 1490. Stephanus Shotton. Lego ecclesie Beati Michaelis de Berefrido meum optimum animal, vel alias secundum usum civitatis Ebor.; duas libras cere circa corpus rneum comburendas ; cuilibet presbitero existenti ad exequias meas, iiij d. Uxori Radulphi Gray unam togam de violett. Lego unam togam blodiam Johanni Moore, servienti meo. Radulpho Gray de tenementis meis in Barwyk, xx s. Johanne, uxori mee, unum tenementum in villa de Carbroke. Residuum Johanne, uxori mee, et Johanni, filio meo, et facio predictam Johannam et Radulphum Gray, consanguineum meum, executores meos. Yolo tamen quod dicta uxor mea omnia bona mea, ab aqua de Trent versus austrum existentia, administret per se, et dictus Radulphus Gray administret omnia bona mea a dicta aqua de Trent versus boream existentia. Hiis testibus, domino Willielmo Sowerby, capellano, et Cristofero Harner.
[Proved 23 Nov., 1494.]
XLI. THE WILL OP ROBERT PORTINGTON.*
[Dogett, 7.]
12 Sept., 1491. Robert Portington, one of the clerkes of the remembrauncers of the tresourers parte in the kingis escheguier at Westminster. My body to be buried in the chapell of our Lady within the monastery of Saint Leonard of Strat-
* The testator does not appear in the pedigree in Glover's Visitation (p. 561, Foster Ed.).
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ford at Bowe in the countie of Midd [lesex] . And I woll that myn executors hereunder writen do ordeyne and cause to be made over my buring place in all goodely hast after my decesse, that is to say, in the wall of the said chapell of our Lady, asnygh unto my body as they goodely may, a tombe of marble after their discrecions, with as goodely and convenient werkis as they can or may for and with the some of xx marc st [erling] . Item, I bequeth to the high aulter of the parissh church of saint Clementes beside Candilwke streete of London wher I am parissher for my tythes and duties forgoten, xx s. To Sir John Aylemer, parsonne of the same parissh church of saint Clementes, xxs. To the f raternite of Saint Kateryne in the said church to have my soule pray for, xl s. I bequeth towardes the making of a new clocke in the church of Saint Clementes, xx s. To Felice the wif of Roberte Doket, xl s. I will that myn executours ordeyne an honest prest to singe hie masse for my soule, the soules of my fader and moder, within the chapell of oure Lady within the monastery aforesaid, and during xx yeres kepe an obite for my soule, which obite I will ther be spent yerely to my lady prioris ij s., and to every other lady xvj d., and to every prest in the monastery of Saint Leonardes, iiij d. To the clerke ther iiij d., and I woll ther be expendid yerely at the obite in bred and ale to the relif of such as shalbe at the obite, xij d. To the college of Howdene in Yorkeshir a sute of vestymentes of cloth of gold of the price of xl li. To thabbote of Stratford towardes the reparacon of his walles, c s. To every monke of the same place being prest at my decesse, vj s. viij d. To every monke being no prest, iij s. iiij d. I pardone to the abbote and covent xxviij li., wherin they stand bound unto me under their seale. I woll that myn executors do cause to be laid apon the buryng place of my fadre and modre in the college of Howdene, before the fonte in the church, a stone of marble of convenient lenght and bred of the price of c s., and do ordeyne a good prest to sing his masse and other devine service for my fadre and modre soules by the space of ij yeres in the said college, paying to the preest yerely vj li., and do ordeyne against the day of my buring to brenne aboute my body xij torches of wax. To the mending of the high way aboute Mile ende and White Chapell withoute Algate, xls. To the reparacion of the new hospitall of oure Lady Saint Mary withoute Bisshoppisgate, c s. To maister Pollen, one of the chanons of the same place, to pray for my soule, xl s. To every sustre, vj s. viij d. To my lady priorisse and covent of the monastery of Saint Leonardes, to be distributed amonge them, x marces over c marc they owe unto me. To the prioresse of Cheshuntie in the countie of Hertford, xx s., and to
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every lady iij s. iiij d. To the reparacon of the parissh church of Drameley in the countie of Middlesex] , o s. [Many bequests to servants^} To Margaret Lucas, my suster, x marce, my best bedd with all thaparell, my stondiug cupp with a cover of silver parcell gilt, ij saltes of silver with a cover, and a covering of a bedd of tapstery werke. To William Portington a standing cupp of silver parcell gilt with talbottes at the fete, xij spones of silver with maydens hedes on thendis and xli. in money, a fetherbed, a paire of shetes, a paire of blankettes and a coverlite. To every of his children v marce. Where I have in plegge of maistres Hattecliffe, widow, a stonding cupp, and a pece with a cover of silver chased with roses, I
give them to her To the chapell of oure Lady of
Skelton in Yorkshir my litle chaleis of silver parcell gilt. To Margarete Lucas, my suster, my best maser, a gowne cloth of blewe. To William Portyngton the ijd maser, a salt of silver, a gowne cloth of violet. To Maister Doctor Lichfeld, chaun- celler with my lordes, my best gowne cloth. The residue of all my goodes I geve to myn executors to dispose them as they shall seme best for the helth of my soule, and I make executors maister Robert Lytton, maister Richard Lichfeld, maister William Wyld, and Cristofer Smyth, bruer.
As to the disposicion of my landes in Skelton, Snaythe, Carleton and elliswhere, I woll that William Portington have all my landes in Skelton, Snayth, and Carltou which wer late my f adres, ond if it happen the said William to decesse withoute heires I woll they remayne unto the next heires of the kynne, and I woll the said William have all my landes that I have purchaced in Houedene. I woll that Robert Donyngton have all my messuage in Hawton in the countie of Lincoln.
[Proved 28 Oct., 1491.]
XLII. THE WILL OF THOMAS CLARELL, OP LONDON. [Vox, 7.]
10 Aug., 1493. Thomas Clarell, gentilman, citizen and grocer of London. To be buried in the churche yerde called the pardone churcheyerde of Seint Powle in London besyde the tombe of Deane More ther.* I will that Margaret, my wif, have the first parte aftyr that the custome of the citie of London will geve hit her, and I will that the yong enfaunte of my body be geven that ys within the wombe of my wif, if any
•"There was also one great Cloister on the north side of the Church, invironing a Plot of Ground, of old time, called Pardon Church Yard, whereof Thomas More, Dean of S. Paul's, was either the first Builder, or a most special Benefactor, and was buried there." (Stow's London, i, 640.)
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suche be, have the second part, and the iijth parte I woll that myne executors dispose for my sowle in vestmentes and copes to be gevyn to Rotherham churche and Rowmer churche and other churches x myle a bought, and a blake clothe with a wight crosse theron made and a male to cary hit yn. I bequeyth to the seid church of Rotherham my clothe of Arras of the passyon of our Lord, to hang a fore the rodelofte ther as long as hit will endure, and my steyned clothe of the batell by twene the lord Skallys and the Bastard, to pray for the sowles aforeseide. Item, a vestment of whight damaske with my armes upon hit and with the grocers arrays aponne the same.
[Proved 4 March.]
XLIII. THE WILL OF ROBERT MASON, ARCHDEACON OP
NORTHUMBERLAND.*
[Vox. 4.]
Robertus Mason. Lego corpus meum sepeliendum coram imagine Beati Cristoferi in navi ecclesie cathedral is Beate Marie, ubi paravi ab antique sepulturam. Fabrice ejusdem ecclesie, c s., et xl marcas pro exequiis meis per decem annos inter ministros ejusdem ecclesie dividendas. Pro luminaribus die obitus mei cum continuacione dierum sequencium, et pro trigintali secundum consuetudinem ecclesie predicte, vj marcas. Ad distribuendum inter pauperes, xli. Domino Edwardo Luke, monacho Sancti Albani, x marcas, et Willelmo Luke, fratri ejusdem, vj marcas, et ista fiant secuudum discretionem sororis mee, matris eorundem. Roberto Benyng, pauperi clerico domestico meo, si ad sacerdotium [se] disposuerit, xx li. Ad maritagium Johanne Hareby, postquam nupta est, in pecunia vel estimatione jocalium, x li. Ecclesie parochiali de Gatyshede, x marcas ad emendum vestimenta, ut honorificentius Deo in dicta ecclesia deserviatur. Canonicis Deo servientibus in ecclesia conventuali de Alnewyk, cuilibet xx d., et abbati ejusdem monasterii, iij s. iiij d., ad celebrandum missas pro anima mea prope locum sepulture, xxli. Cuilibet famulo meo, preter stipendium suum, xxs. Cuilibet pauperi hospitalis Sancti Egidii, interessenti exequiis meis, portanti cereos circa funus meum, die sepulture, togam nigri coloris, xij d. [precii]. Omnia cetera bona mea do Johanne (sic) Taylor, civi London., Roberto, abbati de Alnewyk, et Roberto Stevenot, capellano, quos meos executores facio, et ordino dominum Henricum Percy, comitem Northumbrie, hujus testamenti supervisorem.
[Proved 6 Nov., 1498.]
* Besides the office of archdeacon of Northumberland, Mason was precentor of Lincoln, in which cathedral he was buried.
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XLIV. THE WILL OF JOHN SOTHILL, OP STOKFASTON.*
[Vox, 15.] Universis et singulis presens testamentum hujusmodi visuris
innotescat per presentes quod probus vir, Johannes
Sotehyll, de parochia de Stokfaston, Lincolniensis diocesis, armiger, dum vixit, defunctus, 22 Junii, 1493, suura testa- mentum fecit, videlicet, quod prenominatus Johannes corpus suum devote legavit in capella Sancti Botulphi in Stokefaston predicta, juxta sepulturam patris sui sepeliendum fore. Legavit nomine principalis sui curato ibidem cuicunque pro tempore existenti prout est mos patrie. Dedit summo altari ecclesie parochialis de Stokefaston predicta pro decimis suis oblitis iij s. iiij d.; ecclesie matrici B.V.M. Lincoln., xij d.; fabrice ecclesie de Stokefaston, xxd.; ecclesie parochiali de Eston, xx d. Res. Blizabethe, uxori sue, domine Anne, matri ipsius Johannis, Roberto Sotehyll, Henrico Sotehyll, Gerardo Sotehyll et Henrico Sotehyll, fratribus suis, Johanni Harryngton, et Willelmo Babethorp, armigeris, ad disponendum pro salute anime sue donavit, et [eosdem] constituit executores. Pre- sentibus tune ibidem discretis viris, dominis Willelmo Taylor, rectore ecclesie parochialis de Aston, Richardo Burche, rectore ecclesie parochialis de Stokefaston, Thorn a Beveryge, capellanis, et aliis.
[Proved 7 Oct., 1494.]
XLV. THE WILL OF HENRY SOTHILL, OF STOKFASTON.t
[Holgrave, 31.]
The xvjth February, 1505-6. Henry Sothyll of Stokefaston in the countie of Leycestre, esquyer. My body to be buried in the house of the Grey Freers of London if it so shall happen that God of his mercey doo sendes for me within the said citie of London. To the same house of Freeres for my buriall ther to be hadd and to thentent that they shalbe bounde to pray for me, my faders soule and all Cristen soules yerely during the liff of Johane, my wiff, xx s. I will that ther be distributed amonges the convent of the same at my buryall, Dirige and
* The testator belonged to a younger branch of the Sothill family, of Sothill, near Dewsbury. The senior line ended in an heiress who carried large estates to the Saviles of Thornhill, which are now a lucrative possession of Lord Savile. There is a will of John Sothill of Sothill in Test. Ebor., iv, 168, with copious notes by Canon Raine, with short extracts from this will. The testator seems to have been son of Henry Sothill, a lawyer, by Anne, daughter of John Boyville, of Stockfaston, co. Leicester, and his family kept up their connection with Yorkshire. His wife's will follows.
t Son of John Sothill (Will No. XLIV) and Elizabeth Plumpton (Will No. XLVI). He married Joan, daughter of the well-known Sir Richard Empson. By her he had two daughters, Joan who married Sir John Constable of Kinalton, and Elizabeth, Sir William Drury.
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masse to be doon by theym, vj s. viij d. To be distributed amonges poore folkes, x s. I will that Johane, my wif, yerly duryng her lyff kepe an obite for me of Dirige and masse of Requiem within my parisshe Church of Stokfaston. To the high awter for my tithes forgoten, vj s. viij d. The residue of all my goodes I geve to Johane, my wif, to doo with theym as to her shall seme most best. I will that my wif have all my londes in Ardyslowe in Yorkeshire for time of hir lyf. I make myn executors Johane, my wif, Sir Richard Emson, knyght, and John Haryngton, esquier. Memorandum that these be dettes that I owe. Unto the Kynges good grace x li., to oon Robert Bewyk iiij li. iiij s. viij d., to Thomas Sothill for the beyng of a chief rent in Ardysley xli., to the underbayly of royaltie of the duchie within the precincte of Stokfaston ij s. viij d., to John Lytley ij s., to myn uncle Henry Sothyll 1 li. for the performance of my gran dames will.
[Proved 16 May, 1505.]
XLVI. THE WILL OP DAME ELIZABETH SOTHILL.*
[Adeane, 19.]
Dame Elisabeth Sothill. My body to be buryed at the Gray Freeres at London in that same place that my sone Henry Sotehill is buryed, and my hert to be take out of my body and buryed at Stokfaston by my housbande. I bequeth for my mortuary to Seint Johns. To the church of Lincoln xx s. I will that my brother in lawe, Robert Sotehill, pay to the mariage of my doughter Elizabeth as he hath promysed by his feith and truthe of the dett that he owith me a c li., and the residue of det I forgeve hym afor God and man. I will that Johan Sotehill, Robert, Thomas and Arthur, my sonnes, have acording to the will of my housbande, their father, x marc a pece in the manor of Clifton in* York, and v marc to my son Gerard, their brother, in the same manor. I will my son Gerard have the manor of Ashley e to hym and to his heires for ever. I will that such landes as I have in Hakenbye and Stanethwaith in the shire of Lincoln and Uppingham in Rutland be solde toward the contentacon of my brother Heselryge for th'arearge of covenauntes of the mariage of my doughter Anne. I desire my doughter Johan Sotehill, for all love and kyndenes that have been betwix hur and me, to take the disposicon of my doughter Annes joynter. I will that my son John Sotehill have of the landes of myn enheritaunce in the manor and town of Gressyngton and
* Daughter and co-heiress of William Plumpton of Plumpton, and widow of John Sothill of Stockfaston.
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Steton to the yerely value of x li., for terme of his lyfe. I will my son Gerarde have in the same town v marc yerely. I will that my doughter Elizabeth have v marc to hur mariage. I will that my son Heselrige and my doughter, his wyfe, have all my stuff at Stokfaston. To Kateryne a payr of shetes and a tawny gowne. To my cosyne Beatrice a payr of bedshethes, and a counterpoynt at Sir John Rooclyfes. Item, that my stuff ther be devyded among all my children. Executors, John and Gerarde, my sonnes. Witnesses, Robert Sotehill and Beatrice Care.
[Proved at Lamehith, 17 Feb., 1506-7.]
XLVII. THE WILL OP EDMUND TALBOT, ESQ.
[Home, 1.]
The xj day of August, 1496. Edmonde Talbotte, esquier. I will that my body be buried in the church of the Freres Prechours next Ludgate in London, and I give to the com- monaltie of the same place xl s. I will that I have iij bretherne of the same religion to sing and pray for my soule by the space of an hole yere, to eche of the ij xls., and for the wages of the thirde brother liij s. iiij d. To the master priour of the same place j olde noble of golde, to the same master prior ij s. To master Pew x s., and to the same ij s. To every broder of the same place being in the habite, xij d. I bequeith ij vestementes withe myne armes theruppon to the awters of Saint Peter and Saint Domynyke in the said churche of Freres Prechours. To every of these churches, Yorke, Southwell, Beverley and Ryppon, iij s. iiij d. To the gilde of Corpus Christi at Est Retford xxs. To the awter of oure Lady at East Retford a vestyment with myne armes theruppon. To the gilde of our Lady xs. To every other gilde in the same churche of -Retford iij s. iiij d. To my suster Anne xl s., or elles my leest saltes. To my suster Jenett my flatte gilte pease covered and pounced. To the reparacon of the parishe church of East Retford xx s. To the same church, for the sepulcre, the covering that they have there of grene velvett with myne armes theruppon, and a paynted clothe to be above it. To the comen profite of the towne of Retford, xx s. To Richard Brooke, my servaunte, iij li. vj s. viij d., and j mattres, j bolster, j payre of shetes, j payr of blankettes, ij coverlettes, and somme laten and pewter, with suche of my clothes as myne executours shall thinke most according. To Robert Hall, the preste at Hull, vj s. viij d. I will there be disposed amonges the children of John Talbotte, to pray for my soule, x s. I will that the priour of the Charterhous of Hull have my letter of broderhode of the said house and vj s. viij d.
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in money, and every broder within the same house iij s. iiij d., on condicion that the priour will suffer theme to dispose hit to theire plesure, and I pray theme to say for my soule, the soule of Margarete, my wiffe, and all Christen soules placebo and dirige and masse of requiem by note. Also I will that the priour of Mounte Grace, the priour within the lie of Axholme and the Bevalle, every priour have xij d., and every broder within the same places viij d., and every novice iiij d. I will the prior of Fereby have xij d., and every chanon viij d., and every novyce iiij d. I will the prioresse of Henynges have xij d., and every nonne viij d., and every prest viij d., and every novice iiij d. To James Lyvesey and William, his broder, to either of theme xx s. To Margery Lenols a girdell of grene damaske with gilte harnesse and x s. in money. To master Richard Lessy an olde noble of golde. To my cosen, Elizabeth Bardesby, vj s. viij d. I will that Gilles Talbotte, William, and Edmonde, his brethern, have x markes yf it may be spared. To Sir Richard Pole, to pray for my soule, iij s. iiij d. To Edmunde Wyndham and Edmunde Warde, my godchildren, to every of theme a spone of silver. To the house of the Austyns in Hull vj s. viij d. To the White Freres in Hull vs. To the curettes of Blithburgh, Willoughton, Graignham iij d. The residue unto my broder, Nicholas Talbotte, the which Nicholas I make my executour. Also I will that suche londes as I hadde by my Fader lying in Sladebourn Wodehouse in the countie of Yorke be at the will of my said brother Nicholas. These witnesse, master Peter Erne, Doctor of Dyvinitie, John Reynoldes and Richard Batersby.
[Proved 25 Aug., 1496.]
XLVIII. THE WILL OP AGNES GOWER.
[Home, 17.]
15 May, 1497. Agnes Gower of Estgrenwich in the countie of Kente, widdowe, late the wif of Edward Gower, laite of Beverley in the countie of York, esquier. To be buried in the church of Saint Mighell in Croked Lane of London, in the chauncell before Saint John beside my two children. I bequeith for my sepulcre there to the churche wardens and masters the sume of x s. To the fraternite and brotherhode of the Holy Trynite in the same church, vj s. To Agnes, my doughter, oon of my best gownes, and to my suster Thomasyne my thirde gowne, also to Margarete Strete my fourth gowne. The residue of all my goodes I give to my suster, Thomasyn Seby, whome I make myne executrice, and Robert Odiham, citezen mercer, coexecutor.
[Proved 25 Oct., 1497.]
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XLIX. THE WILL OP JOHN, LORD WKLLES.*
[Home, 34.]
In the name of oure Lorde Jeshu, Amen. I, John, Viscounte lorde Wellis, uncle to the Kynge, oure soveraigne lorde, and brodre to the right noble prynces, Margaret, countes of Richemond, naturall and dere modre to oure said soveregne lord, beyng of goode and hole memory, ye viij daie of February, the yere of oure Lorde God 1498, and in the xiiij yere of the regne of our saide soverayne lorde, make this my testament. My bodie to be buried in suche place as [to] the kynge, the quene, my lady, his moder, and my lady, my wife, shalbe thought most convenyent, and the costis and charge of the same burying, the obsequyes, masses, f uneralles and all oder thynges therto convenyent and necessarie. And also I remyt the makyng of my tumbe to the ordre and discrecionn of my saide soverayne lady the quene, my lady his modre, and my wife. And after these charges and costis aforesaid had and done, I will that all the dettis nowe by me dewe or to be dewe be treuly contented and paied. And I will that to the honour of Almighty God in the aulter afore which my bodie shall next lie my executors shall dely ver a pair of candelstickes of silver, a masse booke covered with clothe of goolde, a chales of silver and gilte, a vestament of blewe velwet enbrodered with my armea, a pair of litle cruettes of silver and parcellis gilte, and a crosse of silver p[arcell] gilt, which I will do remayne there to serve Almyghty God with for ever and in noo oder place. Also I geve and bequethe to my dere beloved lady and wife Cecille, for terme of her lif, all my castelles, manors, landes and tenementes, aswell suche as I have purchased as all odre duryng only her life, whome I trust above all oder, that if my goodes and catallis wilnot suffice for the performance of this my laste will, that she will thenne of the revenues of the profittes of my inheritance perform this my laste will. Also I will that a preste be founde for ever after my said wifes decease to sey masse daily for my sowle and all Cristen sowles at the said aulter of the yerely revenues of my purchased landes, and oder which my saide lady hath promysed me faithfully to purchase to the same entent if my saide purchased landes suffice not therto. And I will yfc suche residue as shall fortune to be of my goodes that my saide dere beloved lady and wife have theym to her owne use. And I make executors the saide Cecill, my dere beloved wife, and Sr Eaynold Bray,
* John Welles, created Viscount Welles 1 Sept., 1487 (son of Lionel, sixth Lord Welles, who was slain at Towton and buried in Methley Church, and Margaret Beuchamp), E.G. Died s.p. 9 Feb., 1498-9; buried at Westminster Abbey. He married Lady Cecily Plantagenet, daughter of Edward IV.
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knyght, and in iny uiooste humble wise beseche my said soverayne lorde the kyng and the quenes grace, my lady the kyngea modre, to be supervisours.
[Proved 22 June, 1499.]
L. THE WILL OF WILLIAM, LOED HASTINGS, OP SLINGSBY.* [Logge, 10.]
27 June, 1481. William Hastynges, knyght, Lord Hastynges. And for asmoch as the kyng of his abundaunt grace for the trew service that I have don, and at the lest entendid to have don to his grace, hath offred me to be buried in the collegge or chapell of Saint George at Wyndesor in a place by his grace assigned, in the which college his highnes ys disposid to be buryed, I therfor bequeth my simple body to be buried in the seid chapell, and will that ther be ordeyned a tumbe convenient for me by my executors, and for the costes I bequeth c mark. Also I will that myn executors dispose to the ministere of divine service and funeral observances the day of burying and to the por knyghtes ther present the same day, and in other dedie of almes by ther discrecon, xx li. Also I will that in all goodly hast after my decese a juell of gold or sylver, to the value of xx li., to be gevyn to the deane and chanons of the chapell to the honour of God and for a memoriall for me. Also I will that my feoffes gyf landes and tenementes to the yerly value of xxli. to the deane and chanons, that thei shall fynd perpetuelly a preste to sey dayly masse at the auter next to the place wher my body shalbe buried, and ther to pray dayly for the kinges estate duryng his lyff, and after his deth for his soule, for the soules of me, my wyffe and for all cristen soules, after the forme and effecte of and ordinance for the same preste by me or myn executors her after to be made, and that the same
* Eldest son of Sir Leonard Hastings of Slingsby (See his will, Ttstamenta Vetusta, 279) by Alice, daughter of Lord Camoys. Grand chamberlain to Edward IV at the battle of Barnet. Suddenly charged of treason by Richard III, and beheaded at the Tower 14 June, 1483. Buried in St. George's, Windsor. He married Katherine daughter of Richard Nevile, Earl of Salisbury, widow of William, Lord Bonvile and Harrington. The will of his widow (Reg. Holgrave, fo. 7), dated Nov. 22, 1503, 19 Henry VII, and proved March 25 following, is in these terms: — " Kateryn, lady Hastinges, widow, late the wif of William, late lorde Hastinges. My body to be buried in Our Lady chapell within the churche of Assheby de la Zouche betwene the ymage of our lady and the place assigned for the vicares grave." Bequests to George, Earl of Shreusbury, and to my lady of Shreusbury, to son Edward, Lord Hastings, sons Richard and William, sister Fitzhugh, daughter Hungerford, son George Hastings, daughter Anne Hastings, nephew William Ferrers and niece his wife, niece Brokesby. Executors, CecUl, marquys Dorsett, widow, George, earl of Shreusbury, and Anne, his wife, my daughter, Edward, Lord Hastings, Richard and William Hastings, esquires, my sons. [Proved 25 March, 1504.]
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preste have viij li. yerly of the seid xx li. at the f estes of Saint Mighell by eleven porcons, and the same deane and chanoiis shall dayly fynd to the same preste and his successors for ever brede, wyne, wax, vestmentes, boke, chalis and all other ornementes necessary for the same preste for the tyme beyng, and shall kepe a solempne obite yerly in the seid chapell. Also I woll that myn executors gyff to the deane and chanons ij vestmentes, ij auter clothis, a masse boke, a chalis, a paybrede, and ij cruettes of sylver to be occupyed by the seid preste. (Bequests to the abbey of Sulby, co. Northampton, Leicester, the church of Assheby de la ^och, Coventre.)* Also I will that myn executors geve to my sister, Dame Elizabeth Donne, c mark. To the manages of my neces the doughtres of John Brokesby cc mark. To the mariage of the doughtres of my broder Ferrers c mark. Also wher George, erle of Shrewesbury, whos ward and mariage to me ys graunted by the kinges lettres patentes, hath maried Anne, my doughter, I will that yef the same erle dye, as God defende, befor any carnall knowlich betwene the same erle and hir had, that than Thomas, brothir to the same erle, take to wyff the same Anne yf the law will suffre ytt. And yef yt happ the same Anne to dye, as God defende by for carnall knowlieh betwene the seid erle and her, or after the deth of the same erle betwene her and the seid Thomas had, that than the warde and mariage of the erle and his brother by sold, and the money be emploied for the per- formyng of this my will. Also I bequeth to my said doughter plate to the value of 1 mark, and bedding, chamberynges, and other stuff to the value of c mark. Also wher I have the ward and mariage of Edward Trussell, I will that by myn executors hit be sold, and the money be emploied to the performyng of my will, and yf my brother Sr John Donne will by the ward I will that he be preferred therm befor any other, and that he have y t better chepe than any other persone by xl li. Also I will that my f eoffez of the manors of Bewik and Thurtilby in Holdernes in the counte of York, Bolton Percy in the shir of the cite of York, the manor of Barow and the hundred of Framland in the counte of Leycestre, the manor called Ever- ingham in the counte of Notingham, the manor of Fynchley in the counte of Midd [lesex] , the Rape of Hastinges in the counte of Sussex, and of all my other londes in Bewik, etc., shall suffre myn executors to take thissues therof unto the tyme that thei have performid my will and paid my dettes. Also I will that my feoffes of the manors of Lamley and Bleseby in the counte
* This will has been also copied in Testamenta Vetuita, where a fuller account of these bequests is given.
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of Notingham, the manor of Drakenage in the counte of Warr', the manor of Sutton in Holdernes in the counte of York, mak estate to Richard my son when he comyth to the age of xviij yer, and for lak of issu to William ray son, and for lak of yssu to the heiris malx of my faders bodi, and for lak of issu to my right heires. And I will my feoffes of the maner of Arnall in the counte of Nottingham, the manors of Flekney, Litle Asshby and Brentingthorp in the counte of Leycestre, make estate to my sone William when he commyth to the age of xviij yeres, and for lak of issu to Richard my sone, and for lak of issu to the heires malx of my faders body, and for lak of issu to my right heires. And I will that my wif and, after her deth, thother myn executors have the governaile of my ij sonys unto the age of xviij yer. Also I will that my ij sonnys have plate to the value of c li., and ey ther of them chamberinges, beddyng, and other stuff to the value of c li., and they to remayn in the kepyng of my wiff and myn execturs to the age of xviij, and then to be delyvered to aither of them or to ther issu. And yef oon of them by for that age dye withoute yssu, this parte that so dyeth aswell of plate as for chamberinges so remayne to his brothir. And yf both dye withoute issu, then the seid plate to be disposid for my soule, and the chamberinges, bedding and othir stuf by evynly devyded betwene my wiff and myn herez. Also I woll that my feoffez make estate to Kateryn my wiff of the manor of Stokdaubeney, Wilberston and Sutton in the counte of Northampton, the manor of Edmonton in the counte of Middlesex], the manors of Kyrby, Lubbes- thorp, Bramston, Bagworth, Thornton and the parkes of Bagworth and Kyrby in the counte of Leycestre, the manors of Welborn and Aslaby in the shir of Lincoln, and all my other londis in Stok, etc., to Kateryn for her lyff as long as she is unmaried, so that she relese her dower in the seid manors of Bewyk, Thurtilby, Barow, Bolton Percy, etc., and in all the londis assigned to my ij yonger sonnys. I besech the kingis grace to take governance of my son and heyr. I make myn executors Kateryn, my enterly belovid wiff, myn eldist son, Sir Edward Hastinges, knyght, Sir William Husee, knyght and Cheif Juge of the Kinges Bench, Richard Pygot, oon of the kinges servauntes of. the law, and that Sir William Husee and Richard Pygot have eyther of them xl li. I make the right reverend fader in God, John, bysshop of Ely, my good lord, and also John, Lord Dynham, my good lord and cosyn, surveyors, and to have xl markes. And in witnes that this is my last will, I did write this clause and last article with my owen handes at London the xxvj day of June the yer of our Lord
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God aboveseid, and in the yer of my soverayii lord Kyng Edward the iiijth xxj, whose good grace in the most humble wyse I besech to be good and tender gracious lord to my soule, to be good and gracious lord to my wif, my son and myn heir, and to all my children, whom I charge uppon my blessing to be tru sogettes and servauntes to you. In the yer of my soverayn lord Kyng Edward the iiijth xxj.
[Proved 12 Aug., 1483. Administration by Lady Katerine, relict.]
LI. THE WILL OP RICHARD HASTINGS, LORD WILLOUaHBY.* [Blamyr, 29.]
In the name of Almighty Jhesu, Amen, the xviijth daye of Marche,1501-2. 1 Richarde Hastinges,knight,LordWilloughby, make my last will. First I will my soule to Almighty God and to oure Lady Seint Mary and unto all the Seintes in heven, and my body to be buried in the Grey Freres in London, in such place within the quere there or within the vestry chapell of the same Freres where as is moost convenable, and maye be ordrede and agreede by me or myn executors and the wardeyn and his brethern of this same. Item, I will to the parisshe church of Seint Gyless,to the high awter there, for tythes and oblacons by me afore this tyme forgoten, xiij s. iiij d. Item, I will that there be disposide aboute my burialles and other funerall expenses for the same to be doon, an c markes, or more and less as may be thought moost convenient by the discretion of myn executors. Item, I will to the Greye Freres for the breking of the ground and laying of my said body within oone of the places afore rehersed, and a toumbe to be made for me according to the saide aggrementes, xxli., and they to praye for my soule. Item, I will to the iiij ordre of Freres in London iiijli., eche oon of them to have xx s. thereto to bring me to the grownde where I shall lye the said daye of my buriall, and to syng Dirige and masse of Requiem on the morowe within their saide places and to do a trentall of masses for my soule for the same. Item, I will to the seid Grey Freres xxli., they to sey a dailly masse for me x yeres next, and immediatly after my decesse, at such an awter there as my body shall fortune to be buried by or afore. Item, I will that my dettes be paid such as shalbe duly proved, and if there be any wronges by me
* Son of Sir Leonard Hastings of Slingsby and brother of William, Lord Hastings, who was beheaded by Richard III. He married Joan (relict of Richard Pigot, whose will is printed in Test. Ebor., iii, 285), daughter of Sir Richard Welles, Lord Willoughby, executed by Edward IV. He was summoned 15 Nov., 1482, as Lord Hastings of Welles, but he also called himself Lord Willoughby. He had an only ton, Anthony, who predeceased him, and died without issue. His wife's will follows.
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doon I will they be paid and content by the discretion of myn executours. Item, I will to Dame Johane, my wif, the residue of all my goodes, and hir I make my sole executrice, and she to have the disposition of the same, and I will that John Treswell and Henry Radeclyf be coadjutours with hir to helpe hir, and I will that either of them have xli. above theire
resonable costes.
[Proved 5 Oct., 1503.]
LIT. THE WILL OF LADY JANE HASTINGS.*
[Holgrave, 28.]
19 Mar., 1504-5. Jane Haystynges, wedow, late the wif of Richard Hastynges, Knyght, Lord Willoughby. I bequeth my soule unto Almighty Grod, my creator, maker and Savior and Redemer of all the world, to our blissed lady Seynt Mary the Virgyn, his moste glorious moder, and to all the holy company of heven. My body to be buried in the conventual! church of the Freers Minors within Newgate of London, in the vawte there made purposely for my said lord myn husband and me. I will that there be spent aboute my burialles and funerall expences, and in other deedes of almes and pitie for my soule, by the discrecion of myn executors, cli. To the iiij orders of Freers of London, that is to sey, the Grey Freers, the Blak Freers, the Austyn Freers, and the White Freers, iiij li.,to every ordre of theym xx s., to thentent that they shall pray for my soule, and that every ordre of the said iiij orders shall syng placebo and Dirige with masse o/ Requiem by note, and a trentall of masses for my soule and the soules of my said lord and husband, of Richard Pygotte soule, somtyme my husband, my children and frendes soules, and all cristen soules. I bequeth in lyke wise to the Crowchid Freers in London xx s., to thentent that they shall doo as afore I have willed the other iiij orders of Freers to doo. To the Freers Minors aforsaid a crosse of silver and gilt with Mary and John and our Lady at the foote of the crosse. To the Charterhous at Shene, xl s. To the Charterhouse in London, iij li. vj s. viij d. To the ladyes and brethern of Syon, iij li. vij s. viij d. To the ij Ancresses at Bisshyppesgate and at Westminster, xv s., that is to say, to the Ancres of Bisshoppisgate x s., and to the Ancres of Westminster v s. To the Ancker in London, to all to syng
* Daughter of Sir Bichard Welles, Lord Willoughby, and sister of Sir Robert Welles, who were both executed by Edward IV for insurrection. She married first Richard Pigot, serjeant-at-law, a great and wealthy lawyer, who had large property in the North Riding of Yorkshire. His will, 14 April, 1483, was proved at London, 21 June, 1483, and at York, 3 Aug., 1484, and was printed in Test. Ebor., iii, 285. She married secondly Richard Hastings, Lord Welles and Willoughby, whose will has just been given.
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a trentall of masses, x s. To the Freers of Northallerton, xl s. To the anlter of oar lady chapell in Northallerton a vestment. To the church workes of the same parishe church of North- allerton, xx s. Unto every ordre of the orders of Freers in York, xx s. To the house of the Freers in Bichemont in the north countrey, xxs. To Sir Lawrence Butler, preest off Poules, xl s. To Sir Thomas Forman, preest, xx s. I will that every of my servauntes shall have half yeres wages. I will that myn executor shall kepe my household with the servauntes till the fest of Seynt Mighell tharchaungell next comyng. To Elizabeth Jerard, vli. To Thomas Rady, my servaunt, xls. To Thomas Lawday, xx s. To Mary, my servaunt, xx s. To Blaunche, my servaunt, xiij s. iiij d. To Sir William, my chaplayn, xls., to pray for my soule. To Sir Olyver, my chaplayn, xl s. To Ric. Caleston, godson to my lord late my husband, xls. To Edward Caleston, my godson, xls. To the bretherhode of our Lady in the Quere in the parisshe church of Seynt Mary Woolnoth in Lombardstrete of London to pray for my soule as a benefactor of the same fraternytie, xl s. To the high Awter of Seynt Albons in Wodestrete, vj s. viij d. To the church e workes of the said church, xx s. To the priores and covent of Clerk enwell, xxxiij s. iiij d. To John Cresawell and to Margery his wif, and to Johane his doughter, my goddoughter, x marces amonges theym. To litle Thomas, my childe, xl s. To my butler vj s. viij d. To page, my servaunt, vj s. viij d. To William of Northallerton, my servaunt, vj s. viij d. To the boy of my kechyn, vj s. viij d. To Jane, my servaunt, xiij s. iiij d. To the Charter hous of Mount grace, vj s. xiijli. iiij d. As to the disposicion of all that my manor of Romanby and all other my londes within England, I will that myn executor shall sell all the same, and with the money, if it can be, provide vj preestes, that is to say, iiij of theym of the ordre of Freers minors, wherof iij of theym to syng for evermore in the conventuall church of the Freers minors within London at the awter before which the body of my lord and husband lyeth buryed, and the other preest of the said iiij preestes Freers to syng for evermore at Clerkenwell at the awter before whiche the body of Ric. Pygot late my husband lyeth buried, and oon preest, a monck of the Charterhous at Mount grace, to syng for evermore in the monastery of Mount grace for the soules aforsaid; and the vjh priest to syng for evermore for the said soules at the Chauntry founded by my fader in the parishe churche of Northallerton. And I will that it soo be provided that the said vj priestes shalhave yerely for ever more among them for their salary xxxti markes, and if so be that convey nently it
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can not be brought to effecte to have the vj preestes, I will that than the money comyng of the sale of the manor, lands, and tenementes shalbe bestowed by myn executors for the welthe of my soule after their discrecions. Item, where the forsaid Richard Pygot willed that certayn manors, londes should be sold by me, and wher as I have made sale of partes and parte I have not sold, I will that my executors shall sell the same yet not sold, and the money comyng to be disposed according to the last will of Eic. Pigot. I will that Henry Ratcliff shall have his fee of vli. yerely, and over that I bequeth to the same Henry x li. upon the condicon that the same Henry shall aide my executors for the performance of this my will. The residue of all my goodes I geve unto myn executors the which to doo and dispose in deedes of almes for my soule as by their discre- cions shalbe thought most to the pleasur of God. And I make Mr William Atkynson, doctor of holy divinitie, Mr John Caleston, bachiller of holy dyvinitie, and Gilbert Caleston, citizen and goldsmyth of London, myn executors, and I bequeth to every of my executors xx marces; and overseer I make John Cutler, doctor of holy divinitie, freere of the ordre off Preers Minors, to whom I bequeth xx markes.
[Proved 7 April, 1505.]
LIII. THE WILL OP LORD HASTINGS AND HUNGERFORD.*
[Bennett, 37.]
4 Nov., 1506. Edward Hastynges, knight, Lord Hastinges and Hungerford. My body to be buried, if I dye in London or within xxw myles of the same, in the college of Wyndesor nyghe to the tombe of my lord, my fader, whose soule God pardon, if it may be convenyently, and elles I remytte the same to the discrecion of myn executors or to suche as shalhave the rule about me att my departyng by the oversight of the Erie of Shrousbery,f lord Steward of the Kynges most honorable housholde, and of my twoo brethern if they be at my departing. Also I will that an honest preest be provided to syng and praye for my soule and the soules of my fader and moder, and all other my frendes, in the chapell or churche where my body shalbe entered, by the space of seven yeres next eusuyng, and the same preest in every weke shall say placebo, dirige and comendacions with masse of Requiem on
* Son of William, Lord Hastings, executed by Eichard III. He was second Lord Hastings of Ashby de la Zouch, to which dignity he succeeded in 1485 ; but having married Mary, daughter and heir of Thomas Hungerford, son and heir of Bobert, Lord Hungerford, and Molines, he was summoned to Parliament aa Lord Hungerford in 1482, and died in 1507.
t He married the testator's sister, Anne Hastings.
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the morowe for iny soule and the soules above rehersid and other orysons and prayers, and that the same prest have yerelie x markes. Also I will that during the same time an obite be kept in the same churche where my body shalbe entiered. Also I will that the last will of my lorde and fader be performed in every thing, and I will that all my dettes be paied and my servauntes wages. And if my wif and my son will take upon theym the admynistracon of my goodes and within oon yere fynde sufficient suertiez to the saide lord Steward and to my broder William Hastynges to pay my dettes and to performe this my will, then I will they shalhave all thissues and profittes of all my londes, and for the redemyng of the manor of Fyncheley charged as appereth by endenturez made betweene me and Sr Thomas Frowick, knyght, Chief Justice of the Common Place, and also for the redemyng of the manor of Welford by indenture betweene me and Thomas Jakes and Richard Sachewerell. And if my wif and my son refuse to performe my will, then I woll that the lord Steward and all other my f eoffez shalhave full autoritie to make sale to such persons as they shall thinke good of the manors of Welford within the countie of Northampton, Lubesthorp, Wistowe and Bramston within the countie of Leycestre, Bewyk, Aldeborough and Slingbery (Slingsby) within the countie of Yorke, and with the money to pay all my dettes and performe my will. Also I will that my wif enjoy e for the terme of her lif all suche manors as I have appoynted for the suertie of payment of certeyn somes of money due to the Erie of Derby for the mariage of my lady, his wif, my doughter ; provided that if the same Erie be not contentid of his money at the dayes of payment, that then the said Erie may take thissues of theym according to such covenauntes as I have made, and after the money be paid and all my dettes paide, and my will per- formed and my faders will performed, my wife to have the manors duryng hir lif oonly. Also I will that my broder Richard Hastynges have oon annuytie of xxli markes by yere owte of my lordship of Thorneton and Bagworth, not oonly to hym, but also to my lady his wif, or to the longer living of theym. Also I will that my brother William Hastynges shalhave the stewardship and bayllif wick of my lordships of Thorneton and Bagworth and the keping of my parke of Bagworth, yelding accomptes of the same. Also where as I have graunted to my broder William oon annuytie of xx markes by yere, I putt it to be in the choise of my brother whether he will have the annuytie or elles my feoffez to make unto hym an estate owte of suche my landes as he shall thinke most profitable. Also I will that all my servauntes shalhave a
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quarters wages. Also that my servauntes awaytyng upon me at this tyme at London after my deth have all the rayment belongyng to my body. Also I will that William Lolle have the house which he dwelleth yn in Asshby. Also I woll that the executors of my lady and moders have yerely xl li. of the manors of Bagworth, Thorneton and Lubesthorp unto suche tyme as the same executors have receyved asmoche money toward the payment of my lady moders dettes. I ordeyne my wif and my son executors, and the lord Steward to be thoversear, and if my wif and son refuse I make my twoo brethern my executors.
[No date of proof.]
LIV. THE WILL OF JOHN HOLME, OF ALDBOROUQH IN HOLDERNESS.
[Holgrave, 22.]
In the name of the Holy Trinitie and of our Lady Seynt Mary, and of Seint John the holy Evangelist, Amen. The xviij day of Juyn the yere of our Lord MV and oon and in the yere of Kyng Henry the vijth aft. the conquest of England xv j, I John Holme beyng of hole mynde & goode disposicion ordeyne and make my last will. I geve and will my soule to Almighty God and to our Lady and all the Saintes of heven and my body to be buried in the churche afore our Lady. Also I geve and will my best beest to myn cors present. Item, I will to the high awter wher I am buried for tithes forgoten not duely tended, vs. Item, I will to the high awter at Alburgh for tithes f oregoten, vj s. viij d. Also I will that there be xxxt! masses doon for me the morow aft. that I am buried or within three daies aft. if they may be doon, x s. Item, I will that ther be geven to poore folkes at my buryall, xl s. Item, to poore folkes at Alburgh where most nede is, xxs. Item, I will that a preest saye for me my dues in the weke placebo dirige and comendacion and masse every day by the space of v yeres, xxiijli. vjs. viijd. Item, I will that there be v tapers made and stand afore oure Lady and there to be kept the said space of v yeres, and at every doble fest and Sondayes to be light, 1 s. Item, I will unto the church where I am buried, xiij s. iiij d. Item, to the churche at Alburgh, xiij s. iiij d. Item, I will unto my doughter Marye if so be that John of Moor wedde hir when he cometh to lawfull age, and he will make hir a lawfull Joyntor of xxli., I will that she have in queyne plate and household to the value of c marces. And if so be that he wedde hir not and she wilbe rewled and guyded. as hir moder will have hir, I will that she have cc markes to hir mariage. Also I will that my broder William Holme have x markes of such dett as is owyng me in Holdyrnes. Item, I will that Richard
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Knyueton of Bradley have v markes. Item, I will that my servaunteea have xls. delt amonges theym. Also it is my will that my wif be myn executrix and to have the disposicion of my goodes. And the Residue that levith my will fulfilled as corne and catell, household queyne and plate, my wif to have it. It. I will that Ric. Knyueton and my brother William Holme be oversiers of tbys my will. In wittnes herof written with myn owne hand at Shefeld the day and yere abovesaid.
[Proved 1 Dec., 1504.]
LV. THE WILL OP EICHAED BIRD.*
[Blamyr, 6.]
19 Jan., 1501—2. Ricardus Byrd, canonicus residenciarius in ecclesia Collegiata Beatorum Petri et Wilfridi, ac rector ecclesie de More. Lego pro mortuario meo optimum bovem apud More secundum usum patrie ; Johanni Byrde quemdam annuatim (sic] redditum xl solidorum, ex[e]untem de terris meis infra parcchiam de More; Willelmo Forster octo acras prati, jacentes in campis de Mereton (sic), et iiij acras terre arabilis in Morton predicta, et unum tenementum. Volo quod dominus Willelmus Rawe, capellanus, habeat sufficientem exhibicionem in universitate Oxonii per spacium unius anni, et quod dominus Willelmus Whixley, capellanus, presentetur ad ecclesiam parochialem de More seu ad ecclesiam de Soldon, utramque earundem maluerit habere, vigore proximarum advo- cacionum earundem michi et ceteris mecum adiunctis con- cessarum, prout per litteras sufficientes inde confectas plenius apparet. Facio executores meos Ricardum Croft, Johannem Byrde, et Willelmum Forster. Hiis testibus : Thoma Back- house, prebendario prebende de Stanwigg' in dicta ecclesia collegiata Riponensi, ac rectore chori ejusdem, domino Roberto Whixley, capellano, et multis aliis. Do Thome Forster et Alicie Peyen* unum tenementum in Stanlake, equalis porcioni- bus inter eosdem dividendum, cujus quidem tenementi firma annualis extendit se ad decim solidos.
[Proved 10 Mar., 1501-2.]
LVI. THE WILL OF JOHN THWAITE8, ESQ.
[Adeane, 23.]
7 Jan., 19 Hen. VII (1503-4). John Thwaites of Hardy ng- ham, in the countie of Norfolk, escuyer. To be buried in the chapell of our Lady within the church of Hardyngham. I will that Agnes my wif, if she lyve sole and unmaried, have
* Prebendary of Sharow, Bipon. Mandate to induct 21 Aug., 1484 (Fowler's Memorials of Ripon, Surtees Society, ii, 241).
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the manor Thwates and other londes in the townes of Kykele, Scoles, Roydon, Newson, Byngle and Askewith in Yorkeshire to the value of xl markes by yere. I will that my feoffez suffer myn executors to have profittes of my manors, londes in Denton and Askewith in Yorkeshire, and therof to content my doughters their manage money, that is to say to Margaret, Thomasen, Elizabeth and Elyn, c li. to eche of theym and more if it may be borne if they be maried by th advise of my wif and myn other executors, and I will that myn executors have the said landes in Denton and Askewith for xxiij yeres. I will that my sone Edmunde haue all my londes in the towne of Thirkes in the countie of Yorke, and for lacke of yssue to remayne to Antony my sonne, and for lacke of yssue male to my son Cristofer, and for lacke of yssue male to the right heires of Thomas Thwates late my son, nowe dede. I will my son Cristofer shall have my landes in the townys of Tolston and Clifford in the countie of Yorke. I will that the right heires male of me and my sonne Thomas nowe dede shalhave all my londes in the citie of Yorke and townes of Newcastell, Smeton, Holdenshir, Collyngham and Bardesay or elles wher in Yorkeshire. I make executors my welbeloved Agnes my wif, Antony Thwaites and William Eyre, gent., and I pray doctor Urswyk, Archedecon of NorfF, to be supervisour. [Proved 7 May, 1507.]
LVII. THE WILL OP HENRY SKBRNE, OP WALTHAM, CO. LINCOLN.*
[Adeane, 10.]
9 Sept., 1505. Henry Skern, of Waltham. My body to be buried wher that it shall please God, and I will that my best hors goo for my mortuary. Also I will that there be three trentalles songen for me as shortly as they can be conve- nyently songen aft["er] my decesse, wher of oon of them I wold the Blake Freers of Hull shuld syng for me, and to have x s. for syngyng therof, also I bequeth theym xiij s. iiij d. to pray for me and myn ancestors their founders. The secunde trentall I wold that wor songe at the Grey Freers of Grymsby, and they to have xs. therfore and xiijs. iiijd., the which I bequeth them to pray for me. The thirde trentall I wold were songe for me at the Blak Freers of Grymesby, and they to have xs. therfore and xiij s. iiij d. to pray for me. I will that every prest beyng at ray Dirige and also at my buryall that syngeth masse viijd., and every clerk ij d. To the church of Waltham vj s. viij d., and xx s. to the peyntyng of the brest of the Roode lofte. Also I have vj s. viij d. in my handes which was bequest ther to by a
* According to a pedigree of " Skerne of Portington," in Qlover't Visitation, p. 108, Foster Edition, he married Ann, daughter of William Langdale.
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man of London, the which I will be content. Also iny fader in law, William Langdall, bequest xl s. thereto. Also the which my broder Wavisor, my brother Hanby, and I must of con- science see that it be content in somuch as we had parte of the goodes, and so I will that xiij s. iiij d. be paide for me ther to my parte of payment of the said xl s. To the church of Scarthow, iij s. iiij d. To the church of Bagesley, iij s. iiij d. To the church of Bradlay, iij s. iiij d. To Sr Robert G-adden, vicar of Bondeby, iij s. iiij d. It., vj s. viij d. to the church of Bondeby, and ther for to be praide for every Sonday in the pulpitt. To our lady werk of Lincoln, xxd. To our lady of Southwell, xx d. To my suster, Dame Marget Skern, vj s. viij d. To the chanons of Watton vj s. viij d., and to the nones vj s. viij d., and to the high aulter of Watton vj s. viij d., beseching my lord and all his brethren that if ever I offended them that I may have absolucion and forgiffnes therof. I bequeth myn unkyll Richard if he be on lyve att that tyme, my gowne furred with white bugie. To John Pattanson, my servaunt, the grey gelding that was Screelybie3, and my Kendall gowne, and my doblet of tawney worsted, and a pair of my buttes. To Edmund Skern my best bors, next my corspresent that he will take, willyng hym on my blissinge to be goode and kynd to his moder and sithens to his brethren and susters. Wheras I have made my cosyn, Sir John Norman- dyll, and other feoffez in all my landes in Yorkshire, I will that xli. yerely of thissue of my landes duryng the lif of that yonger son or doughter of myn that shall fortune longest to lyve shal be disposed as hereafter is specified, first I will that Richard Skern have of the xli. xxvjs. viij d., and that William Skern, my son, Thomas Skern, and John Skern, yche of theym to have xxs. duryng their liffes, and as for Robert Skern, my youngest son, he shall have by inheritaunce by his moder, whiche goeth to the yongest son. To my suster Alice xx li. and my gowne lyned with saten of Cipres. I will that Elizabeth, my doughter, and Mary have yche of theym xx li. I will that my broder Sir John have yerely xx s. to he be beneficed to the benefice of the valor of x li. by yere. To the maister and his brethren of Seynt Leonardos in York, xx s. To the Charter - howse in the yle of Axam, xiij s. iiij d. I will that ther be a preest founden to syng yerely att Hotton Crawncewik, and he to syng for my fader and me, and my fader in lawe, William Langdall. To Robert Ustwaite, my best amblyng foill or other foill that he will choyse. To Agnes Skern a coupill of mylk keen. All myn other goodes to be at the rewle of my wif, my brother Robert and my broder Edwarde, whom I make myn executors.
[Proved at Lamehith 7 Aug., 1506.]
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LVI1I. THE WILL OP ROBERT KEYLE, OP BEVERLEY.
[Adeane, 7.]
31 Jan., 1505-6. Robert Keyle. To be buried, if I dye within ij myles of Beverley, in Beverley Mynster, or elles as it fortuneth by the discrecion of myn executors. To our lady of Lincoln to the Red arke, xls. To the freers at the gresse fote at Lincoln, x li. To either house of freers within Grymmysby, x li. To the nones ther, x li. To the nones of Stokbyswold, xli. To the house of Urfurthe, xli. To the house of Fosse, x li. To the howse of Gookwell, xx li. To the house of Grene- feld, x li. Soo that iche of thies houses do for my soule, my fader Thomas Keyle, my moder Margaret and my wif Elizabeth by thadvise and assent of myn executor. I will that Margaret Keyle, called my doughter, have to hir mariage or to hir pre- ferment xxvij li. xiij s. iiij d., and that the said Margaret be at the disposicion of Mr John Hall. I will that Elizabeth Keyle, callid my doughter, have to hir mariage xx markes. I will that at my buriall be xiij bedemen, yche oon of theym having a gowne and a hoode after the discrecion of myn executor. I will that ther be iiij daies kept for me, that is to sey the day of my buriall dirige and masse, the vijth day also my moneths mynde in like wise, and at nyn yeres day aft[er] the same forme, and at every of the forsaid daies peny dole. Item, I will ther be xiij torches ordeyned agenst my said buriall, and the xiij men that bere theym till I become to the churche and till I be buried, and soo on the iij daies folowing, and then the torches to be disposed by the advice of my said executor. I will that Jenett my buttler have xl s., and iche servaunt in my house aft. xx s. And my londes to be sold by myn executor, which I ordeyne Mr John Hill, and my kinsman, Nicholas Upton, soo as they may see the better for the disposicion of the said goodes and landes unbequethed. Thies beyng wittnes, Edward Barnby, Nicholas Barnby and John Fax, Sir William Orme, with other.
[Proved 19 May, 1506, at Lamehith.]
LIX. THE WILL OP ALICE CATHORNE, OP NOTTINGHAM.
[Adeane, 13.]
4 Aug., 1506. Alicia Cathorne de Notingham. Lego corpus meum ecclesiastice sepulture infra ecclesiam beate Marie de Notingham ; meum optimum animal nomine mei prin- cipalis ut moris est; fabrice ecclesie beate Marie, vj s. viijd.; honesto presbytero, vli. legalis monete ut effundat divina servicia pro anime mee salute per unum annum integrum infra ecclesiam predictam ad discretionem Magistri Johannis Alestre. Residuum omnium bonorum meorum magistro Johanni Alestre
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arcium magistro quern hujus testamenti facio meum executorem. Hiis testibus Ricardo Taveruer, clerico, magistro Johanne North, arcium magistro, et domino Roberto Lyth. Datum apud Notingham.
[Proved 2 Dec., 1506.]
LX. THE WILL OP THOMAS PICKERING.
[Bennett, 30.]
15 May, 1509. Thomas Pykeryng, gentilman, of the countie of York. My body to be buried in the Grey Freers within Newgate, in the citie of London, in the ambulatory before the choer. I will that the forsaid place have for my burying xl s., and the covent to fetche my body to their place. I bequeth to the covent and place to have a broder beyng a preest, signed by the wardeyn of the covent, to syng duly masse the space of an hole yere for my soule and for the soule of my graund- moder, x marke. Also to William, my son and heyre